Let's Talk About Why You Should Quarantine New Birds

[Amer]

Now, brooding chicks separately from adults for 5 months is not something I can reasonably do. Nor do I recommend it. All flocks (except those in a lab setting or in the super controlled industry setting) carry some non-virulent diseases. So do all humans. If my vulnerable chicks can be in the same room as my older chickens and never sicken due to the weakness of the disease strain, then it is not really a strain to worry about.
And some of these chicks I bring in are hatchery chicks with no natural resistance to whatever diseases may be around here. Regardless of origin, my new chicks do not get sick.
So yes, I can guarantee that my chickens are not carrying any infectious disease.
But that is my flock. I give unfamiliar birds great scrutiny.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

The last info I saw on the subject estimated 80% of the world chicken population to carry Marek's virus

 

[Amer]

I did not intend the laughing emoji, I meant informative. Someone made me laugh out loud irl and my finger reflexively went to the laugh react.

 

[GlicksChicks]

brooding chicks separately from adults for 5 months is not something I can reasonably do. Nor do I recommend it.

I find not much reason to have chicks seperate for the reason of quarantine. The only reason I keep chicks seperate is, well, size.

But, if the chance comes that a broody hen wants some chicks, I would let her hatch some out or buy some for her to add new variety. I done that with my Maran who went broody. I bought her 4 chicks, she rejected 2 but kept 2. She was a good mother. The Lavender Wyandottes were the ones who taught me about the shredder gene.

 

[Amer]

I find not much reason to have chicks seperate for the reason of quarantine. The only reason I keep chicks seperate is, well, size.

But, if the chance comes that a broody hen wants some chicks, I would let her hatch some out or buy some for her to add new variety. I done that with my Maran who went broody. I bought her 4 chicks, she rejected 2 but kept 2. She was a good mother. The Lavender Wyandottes were the ones who taught me about the shredder gene.

Oh, certainly, I have special cages within the coop that I brood chicks in. They are never together.
It would be nice to have a separate coop just for brooding, though.
I do put some chicks in separate tractor pens outside. It’s nice for them to have grass.

 

[GlicksChicks]

Oh, certainly, I have special cages within the coop that I brood chicks in. They are never together.
It would be nice to have a separate coop just for brooding, though.
I do put some chicks in separate tractor pens outside. It’s nice for them to have grass.

I use some cages in my coop as well for chicks sometimes. I also made a special brooder that I plan on moving to my soon to be closed off chicken area. Then the chickens can see the chicks without any contact.

 

[AGeese]

Amazon has solar powered WiFi cameras for fairly cheap. I had to invest in some 'cause of an obnoxious neighbor. You just never know when you'll need them

Yeah I was looking at those, so many off brands with offshore parts that use thirdparty offshore cloud storage, which all seem to trace back to 1 or 2 companies. Then I went down the rabbit hole of questionable cloud account practices, and lawsuits for holding on to subscriber accounts/media even after accounts were closed.

Just kinda makes you wonder who has access to your cameras.

 

[TSWRA]

My first flock of six Jersey Giants was wiped out by not quarantining. Before I started putting locks on my cage doors, I had someone decide to add a rooster to my chicken pen. At the time, I only wanted six (silly, I know!) and had no desire for a rooster. I came home to an extra bird, and me being the only one in my neighborhood with chickens. I didn't have another cage to put him in, and he ended up not being a gentleman. He killed my hens. I wish I knew who dumped him so I could have returned the favor. I also wish that I had removed him and found somewhere to put him instead of letting him stay for fear he would be eaten by predators if released.

Comparing a rooster to a man is quite the far stretch. Sounds like you didn’t have enough room for the 6 in the beginning.

 

[Azhtann]

Comparing a rooster to a man is quite the far stretch. Sounds like you didn’t have enough room for the 6 in the beginning.

You are welcome to your opinion. I used the term "gentleman" (if that is what you are reactive to) not to compare to a man, but to kindly describe behavior not conducive to living in a flock. I'm sorry this was unclear to you. As for my spacing, it is more than adequate, and I made sure it was before even getting the six originals.

 

[Red Horse]

If the chicks were hatched from artificially incubated eggs they shouldn’t have any diseases (unless it was a vertically transmitted disease, which is why you should get your birds from a reputable source.)

I second this, I let one of my hens raise a group of chicks from Meyer. I drove them home, kept an eye on them for the afternoon to make sure they were all eating/drinking/pooping, then slipped them under her at night. No major chance of cross-contamination, and whatever magic chicken voodoo these mother hens do to keep their babies from ending up with coccidiosis was obviously performed because they're all 12 weeks old now and healthy. The ones I had that were not raised by a hen all had coccidiosis perpetually their first year and a half of life.