Adding rescue chicken

[Mrs. K]

You can get lucky when you cheat at quarantine, when you don't follow it exactly, but then you really didn't need to quarantine at all. You just got lucky.

If you truly are going to quarantine - you cannot cheat on any aspect, it is not like grenades or horseshoes, where close enough is ok.

Mrs K

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Check and treat her for lice and mites, worm her, and have her tested, much as you would if you were selling or shipping her. While you're waiting for the test results to come back ( keep her a few dozen feet away from everyone else, close enough to see and talk, but nowhere near enough to carry any "nasties" across.
Once your results are cleared - our Ag Ext Office takes from two to six weeks - you will have observed your new lady for long enough to know if she's carrying any respiratory or other surprises. From there, you should be good to go for putting her crate/kennel close enough to touch and socialize for a bit before you turn the girls loose together.
In the meantime, as much as it's a pain, you really do need to take care not to cross-contaminate your existing flock. If you do them first, then your new friend, just put the old clothes in the wash before you go back to your original birds. It's a nuisance, but it's a VERY smart move!

Thank you. It sounds like way too much work for me right now. I do appreciate your advice and offered to take the hen thinking it was the right thing to do but I don’t have enough experience yet and some days just dealing with being a paraplegic, 4 years out is enough. Thanks!

 

[Nolagurl1956]

You can get lucky when you cheat at quarantine, when you don't follow it exactly, but then you really didn't need to quarantine at all. You just got lucky.

If you truly are going to quarantine - you cannot cheat on any aspect, it is not like grenades or horseshoes, where close enough is ok.

Mrs K

Thanks again.

 

[dotporter]

I'm not sure if this would work, but it's been rolling around in my head. A wheelchair friendly biosecurity measure: what if you were to put down a board and put a piece of old carpeting on the board. Drench the carpet in some sanitizing solution (even dilute bleach water). Put it near the door to your chicken coop or run so that each time you go in and out you can just drive over the carpet and sanitize the wheels?

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Thank you. It sounds like way too much work for me right now. I do appreciate your advice and offered to take the hen thinking it was the right thing to do but I don’t have enough experience yet and some days just dealing with being a paraplegic, 4 years out is enough. Thanks!

If you want that hen, I would say....... GO FOR IT! Chances are there won't be any problems, sometimes people worry too much.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

I'm not sure if this would work, but it's been rolling around in my head. A wheelchair friendly biosecurity measure: what if you were to put down a board and put a piece of old carpeting on the board. Drench the carpet in some sanitizing solution (even dilute bleach water). Put it near the door to your chicken coop or run so that each time you go in and out you can just drive over the carpet and sanitize the wheels?

That is a great idea and maybe one I will implement soon. I have also been thinking about laying down a “walk”of sheet metal as what I have to roll over is all broken up concrete and sort of a landmind for a Wheelchair. I had to give up the rescue hen. I’m in the hospital and it just became too much of a chore but I do want to add more hens to my flock and will be looking for advice again soon. Many thanks.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

You can get lucky when you cheat at quarantine, when you don't follow it exactly, but then you really didn't need to quarantine at all. You just got lucky.

If you truly are going to quarantine - you cannot cheat on any aspect, it is not like grenades or horseshoes, where close enough is ok.

Mrs K

Mrs K. I refused the rescue . Just too much for me right now. Thanks so much for your guidance and levity.

 

[Mrs. K]

I hope that you are feeling better soon!

 

[Nolagurl1956]

I hope that you are feeling better soon!

Discharged yesterday afternoon, readmmitted Sat AM with whole different set of symptoms ;~(

 

[Mrs. K]

Very frustrating, and one does get tired of resting. So depressing to feel rotten. Hope you get stronger soon. Prayer said for you