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  1. Mrs. K

    getting new hens today, adding to my existing 4 hen flock

    I look at integrations and a plus and minus game: Bigger is +, smaller is neg ...... so in your situation , +2 -3= a negative one but more numbers in a flock are also postiive and negative so two new ones -2 and 3 original +3 = now positive 1 Then the home front advantange (after a...
  2. Mrs. K

    getting new hens today, adding to my existing 4 hen flock

    Without a doubt, sick birds and parasites have shown up from great places, however, generally speaking, healthy birds in healthy situations are healthy. Not 100%, but generally speaking. Birds that have been next to strange birds, are much more apt to pick something up. Just like when the...
  3. Mrs. K

    getting new hens today, adding to my existing 4 hen flock

    If you can quarantine properly, then do so. Several hundred feet apart, do the chores of one set of hens, change clothes and shoes and do the second flocks chores. That prevents nearly all transmission of diseases. If you have a valuable flock, a large flock, and the space, this is a very good...
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