We have 15 hens and a rooster that we got as chicks this past spring. The breeds are listed in my sig. They get along well.
Some friends of ours had 4 hens but recently lost all but one to a fox. She's either a Barred Rock or Auracana and is 3 or 4 years old. They're worried that she's lonely and will also have a hard time making it through the winter on her own. This morning they asked if we would be interested in adopting her.
Since we know she's healthy can we skip the 30 day quarantine?
Would she be better off finding a home with less other birds?
Right now our birds are in a pen in the garage and free-range during the day. Our friends free-ranged their birds as well. I've started building a coop but it likely won't be done for a couple weeks. So until then we don't have a good way of separating the new bird from our existing flock. I just don't have time to build anything else. Our friends might be able to temporarily move a small coop here, but we're not sure.
Thanks for any comments
Some friends of ours had 4 hens but recently lost all but one to a fox. She's either a Barred Rock or Auracana and is 3 or 4 years old. They're worried that she's lonely and will also have a hard time making it through the winter on her own. This morning they asked if we would be interested in adopting her.
Since we know she's healthy can we skip the 30 day quarantine?
Would she be better off finding a home with less other birds?
Right now our birds are in a pen in the garage and free-range during the day. Our friends free-ranged their birds as well. I've started building a coop but it likely won't be done for a couple weeks. So until then we don't have a good way of separating the new bird from our existing flock. I just don't have time to build anything else. Our friends might be able to temporarily move a small coop here, but we're not sure.
Thanks for any comments
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