Quarantine question

[myriams]

I just got 2 pullets from different flocks. My question is can they quarantine in the same room in separate cages 8 feet apart? Or do they need to be in separate rooms? Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Thunder344]

I would say in the same room 10 ft apart. I dont really know thou.

 

[DobieLover]

Proper quarantine means that the birds will not share the same housing or breath the same air. They would need to be as far apart as possible to do that and not in the same room.

 

[featherhead007]

My take on this . The CDC recommendation is 6 ft apart and masked with an approved face covering. They also suggested vaccinations. Oops, they were talking about Covid, not chickens

 

[Tonyroo]

Proper quarantine means that the birds will not share the same housing or breath the same air. They would need to be as far apart as possible to do that and not in the same room.

Agreed, it's too easy to pass air bourne diseases if the bird has something.

 

[Tonyroo]

My take on this . The CDC recommendation is 6 ft apart and masked with an approved face covering. They also suggested vaccinations. Oops, they were talking about Covid, not chickens

Good one, I laughed so hard I was tearing.

 

[myriams]

Proper quarantine means that the birds will not share the same housing or breath the same air. They would need to be as far apart as possible to do that and not in the same room.

Thank you I will put them in seperate rooms

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you I will put them in seperate rooms

Read this first: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...nderestimated-part-of-raising-chickens.67097/

If you're doing proper biological quarantine, you'd probably need them in separate buildings, not separate rooms right next to each other - that's how far they need to be apart. You may also need to change shoes, clothing, and wash up between visits to each group. More details in the article above.

If you're NOT doing biological quarantine (so birds are exposed to each other) then you can put them as close to each other as you want. At that point it's working on integration, and whatever one group has will be passed to the other.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I agree keep them in seperate rooms is the best.
Very smart of you to ask.

 

[myriams]

Read this first: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...nderestimated-part-of-raising-chickens.67097/

If you're doing proper biological quarantine, you'd probably need them in separate buildings, not separate rooms right next to each other - that's how far they need to be apart. You may also need to change shoes, clothing, and wash up between visits to each group. More details in the article above.

If you're NOT doing biological quarantine (so birds are exposed to each other) then you can put them as close to each other as you want. At that point it's working on integration, and whatever one group has will be passed to the other.

I have my regular flock in the coop. And the new ones are in separate rooms of my house. One is in a room in the basement and one in a spare room on the second floor. I'm changing clothes and washing up between visits. It's the best I can do with the space I have. Is that enough for a biological quarantine? Or am I just wasting my time?