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
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