MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Everybody on my thread says get more chickens, so here you go.
DO IT!
More chickens = more fun!

Oh boy... Peer group pressure...

 

[Ribh]

Oh boy... Peer group pressure...

Well, I have to get new chickens vicariously until after the new year. YD & I do the run but she is unavailable after this week & I'm not ready for them yet. Plus I go away to my mum for @ least a week in the New Year & I decided it really wasn't fair on DH to leave him with newish, not fully integrated birds. Just something to look forward too!

 

[MaryJanet]

I may exercise self control and come home empty handed. Sometimes I'm grumpy in the morning and it's a morning sale.

 

[Ribh]

I may exercise self control and come home empty handed. Sometimes I'm grumpy in the morning and it's a morning sale.

Please don't exercise self control! So many disappointed chookie friends....

 

[MaryJanet]

Oh boy... Well, I'll take the basket and one cat box just in case

 

[Ribh]

Oh boy... Well, I'll take the basket and one cat box just in case

You do that. And we'll all enjoy what you bring home in them!

 

[MaryJanet]

Hahaha

 

[Ribh]

Seriously, is there any real reason you shouldn't add more chickens now? You have coop & run space? Time for the integration?

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm concerned the new birds will pick up infectious coryza because once it's in a flock, it's always in a flock. So I'd prefer a chat with the bird vet before buying. However, I can keep them in the little coop for a month or more, so maybe it's not a problem. I need to check the literature to see how coryza spreads: airborn or contact? If it's by contact that buys me some time to talk to the vet and maybe have the antibiotic on hand before integrating fully.

 

[Ribh]

I'm concerned the new birds will pick up infectious coryza because once it's in a flock, it's always in a flock. So I'd prefer a chat with the bird vet before buying. However, I can keep them in the little coop for a month or more, so maybe it's not a problem. I need to check the literature to see how coryza spreads: airborn or contact? If it's by contact that buys me some time to talk to the vet and maybe have the antibiotic on hand before integrating fully.

Ah. I didn't know that. Disease is always worrying.