Quarantine

[silkiechick05]

How long do I keep them separate?


What am i looking for as illness goes?

 

[M To The Maxx]

2-4 weeks. Just anything out of the ordinary from your other birds. Like droopiness, pale comb, etc.

 

[speckledhen]

Really, a minimum of 4 weeks, 6 weeks is better, but no quarantine is perfect. And do not use an antibiotics during that time, no matter what shows up. Quarantine is to hope that a carrier bird will show symptoms so that you do not add a sick bird to your flock, not so you can treat illnesses (other than worms/lice/mites). Listen for odd breathing, check eyes and nares for discharge, observe everything.

 

[silkiechick05]

Okay. I am a little worried, only because i am only getting one new one, not two as i had originally planned.

Chickens are flock animals, and I don't want my new bird to get lonely and what not.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Quarantine seems to be a popular topic right now. There are a couple other posts in this section

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=2

discussing quarantine you might be interested in for general information.

 

[Katy]

4-6 weeks is usually recommended and then put one of your own birds in with them for another 4 week time period. At the end of that time period if they're all still healthy more than likely they won't give each other any illnesses.

 

[silkiechick05]

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Thanks! I will definitely check this out.

Would they be able to stay in the same room together or do they have to be completely separated?