Do I really need to quarantine?

[ehoneybee]

a good feeling, now you can enjoy your flock.

Well I thought so but now the original hen is pecking them again! She is being really mean . She didn't like them going Into her coop. I think I should close it up so they all use the other one. She even laid an egg in her coop and not with the others.

 

[Mrs. K]

Do close it up. It will get better quickly.

Two weeks ago, I added 5 new birds to a original pair and rooster, the lone coon survivors. We reinforced yet again. Today I got 6 eggs!
I am happy.

 

[ehoneybee]

Do close it up. It will get better quickly.

Two weeks ago, I added 5 new birds to a original pair and rooster, the lone coon survivors. We reinforced yet again. Today I got 6 eggs!
I am happy.

Well the one who's been lowest in the pecking order laid an egg today! We thought she had been laying the blue/green eggs but I guess not. Hers are pink.

 

[ehoneybee]

And she laid super late in the day. After 5!

Well the one who's been lowest in the pecking order laid an egg today! We thought she had been laying the blue/green eggs but I guess not. Hers are pink.

 

[Flachickman]

I have 2 BSL's that are nearly 5 years old and am planning to buy 2,
4 week olds. How long should I keep the new chicks from general population?

 

[ehoneybee]

No, not a bad idea at all; not if you don't mind risking the health, or life, of your remaining hen. What's worse, loneliness/death or health. I agree with only two of the responses that addressed quarantine; Rae's & Aart's.

So if most chickens have some strain of coccidiosis, for example, then it doesn't seem quarantining would deter illness. It seems it's always a risk when bringing in flocks to an existing flock.

 

[bobbi-j]

My question would be, how do you plan on quarantining?

 

[aart]

So if most chickens have some strain of coccidiosis, for example, then it doesn't seem quarantining would deter illness. It seems it's always a risk when bringing in flocks to an existing flock.

Coccidiosis is only one of many diseases new birds could bring into your flock.
The idea of quarantine is to keep new birds totally separate from existing flock to asses them for any pests or disease before exposing your existing birds to the new ones.
It's further explained here:
BYC Medical Quarantine Article