Adding 3 new hens advise please

SuziQ991

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Aug 18, 2009
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I got my first chickens in August as 2 week olds. 7 total, 1 turned out to be a roo. Well, I had bad luck I guess and lost 4, leaving 2 hens and the roo. I am now wanted to add 3 more hens and I found a man selling them. I am prepared to quarentine then for at least a month in a separate cage in a separate area. My chickens are 6 months old and the ones I am going to look at are 10 months old. Here are some questions I have:
1 What should I look for when I go look at them?
2 If I get them should I worm them right away? If so, with what? Should I dust them for mites? Actually I have only dusted mine once and a few days later is when I lost most of mine. I used Sevin
3 If I worm-dust them, should I throw away the eggs and for how long?

I have been reading here on how to introduce them to the flock. After the quarentine I plan on putting their cage in the coop at night and moving it into the run during the day for a couple weeks, so they can get used to each other without fighting. I have a 10x20 run (no free range). I will monitor them when released together. I have read on here to add extra feeders and waterers also. Any advise would be appreciated! Thanks
 
I don't mean to be impatient but I will be looking at the new hens tomorrow and would like to know what every thinks......soooooBUMP. Thanks
 
well, you want to make sure nothing is wrong with the bird
and im not to sure about anything else
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Have not done this yet but have read about it.

I read that its a good idea to put them into the coop at night after everyone is roosting. From what I gathered they wake up together and often are like well we slept together..... They will be pecking it out to establish order and ranks. Thats natural.

Best of luck!!
 
I honestly don't know what happened to the others. Unfortunately I did not get a necropsy. The day after I dusted them they got all fluffy and slow. I tried very hard to nurse them back to health, but it did not work. Within 2 days they were gone. I lost 2 buff orps and 1 BR. Only the 3 RIR's made it.
 

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