Quarantining a new chicken

[bobsmith2002]

I’ll be acquiring a new chicken soon and I will keep it separate and away from my flock for now. I will dust its feathers with permethrin powder to remove any lice or mites. I will also add a few drops of ivermectin to the back of its neck and underneath its wing.

Is there anything else I need to do before I can introduce it to my flock?

 

[FunClucks]

Consider deworming it and treating it for coccidiosis. Ivermectin is not generally recommended, at least not topically (if I recall correctly) for worms. You should consider SafeGuard or Valbazen. CORID for coccidiosis. The most exact way is to get a fecal float test done for the new chicken to figure out what worms and other diseases it might have that show up on a fecal float test.

Nothing you've mentioned will address the possibility that it may have a transmittable disease. Respiratory infections specifically are highly contagious, or infections that spread through feather dander can be devastating, and once the chickens have these, they are often carriers for life, even without displaying symptoms. You might consider searching on this site on how to properly quarantine a chicken - there's a lot to it, and a lot of it is about how you choose to manage risk. Also look up Biosecurity on this site. Various folks are comfortable with various levels of risk.

Just because a bird looks healthy, doesn't mean it is.