BastyPutt
Yes, your Polish is a cockerel...
This is certainly a tough situation. But because of the investment we have into our flock, there is no way in heck I would allow them anywhere near another flock, especially with all the communicable stuff that is going around.Thank you all. I just got off the phone with the neighbor who is caring for the chickens and she said the white one othat I thought was a columbian wyndotte died in the coop. There was no sign of predators and it had a dirty backside from diarrhea. The poop looked black and was dried on the feathers.
I am concerned for the flocks that are out there and for our 22 chickens that we are bringing to the land. All except 4 of our chickens are pullets and cockerels. The other 4 are laying hens.
The chickens on the property are in 2 differrnt coops and the previous owner only gave then corn and meat and they all free range. I want to go into this situation wisely so to support the existing flocks and our young ones.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all so much.
I have no idea what I would do. That would be difficult culling and eating those existing chickens just because their owners displaced them. Perhaps you can rehome them to someone who doesnt have a flock?