I guess you just have to do what works for you. Most likely you'll never have a problem, but even professional operations with strict biosecurity are susceptible to disease. The price of eggs didn't jump last year for no reason -...
I think it's a good idea to "quarantine" any new birds at least for a time. I would definitely recommend for ANY hatchery birds. Do you disagree? If so, why?
We've been trying to do the sustainable meat thing. Building a plucker was the best idea we've used since getting chickens! Seriously, processing day is pretty laborious, so every other month sounds like the best option. It's taxing in more ways than one, so NOT having to pluck by hand is a HUGE...