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[Chickfinity]

Hi all! I recently got 8 pullets. 1 died and I want add 2 more pullets. I understand that best practice is quarantine. Can that be done in a dog crate within the run? And do they sleep in the crate? How big of a crate is needed?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

So sorry for your loss. Yes this is how I do it, a big wire dog crate, sometimes 2 put together, new bird or birds stay in there when the main flock is in the run. If they are out free ranging and I want to contain the newbies, I let them out into the coop and run. But they basically live in the crates for several weeks, sleeping too, before mixing. Make sure the main flock sees them often.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! The Best of Luck with your Flock.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Hi all! I recently got 8 pullets. 1 died and I want add 2 more pullets. I understand that best practice is quarantine. Can that be done in a dog crate within the run? And do they sleep in the crate? How big of a crate is needed?

Your quarantine pen can be wherever you like. ideally, you want them apart from your main flock for a bit in case they are sick, but as the time comes to integrate them you want them close where they can interact and get used to each other. A dog crate may be a bit small, they need to be able to move about and you want about 2 sq feet per bird. Depends on the birds and the size of the crate.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
Be very careful about bringing adults into your flock. Many diseases may not show up, even during a quarantine period.

 

[Tookie]

Hi, welcome! Good luck with your pullets.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with your flock expansion.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC! Glad to have you in this poultry loving community.

 

[Jenbirdee]

hello and welcome!!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!