Breeding my flock 101

so its quarantine
Well...not really. More like segregation.
Many things are airborne...and you tending both sets of birds can carry things over.
Read up on biological/medical quarantine:
BYC Medical Quarantine Article
BYC 'quarantine' search


Have you checked him over real well for mites and/or lice?

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.
 

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