Isolation protocols for new hatchery chicks to protect existing flock from avian flu?

[Coolbreeze89]

I have chicks arriving from ideal poultry next week. I plan to have them in a brooder, but was wondering if anyone knows how long to keep them isolated regarding potential H5N1? Is there a standard? I’ll start with the brooder in my greenhouse with an Ecoglow heater, but usually I transition them by moving the brooder to the coop after a few weeks.

Thanks.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

I don't know the standard but usually you'd quarantine them for about two weeks.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You have to quarantine hatchery chicks?

I mean, I usually keep day-olds in the house for three weeks anyway, not to q'tine, but to keep them at controlled temps until 3 weeks when they are feathered enough to put in the outside brooder. I never thought they might be carriers of anything that might endanger my flock ...?

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

I was just thinking of the regulations of some places but we aren't worried about any carriers. We only keep them seperate because they're so small.