Would 8 days of quarantine be enough for a new rooster?

[Danish aseels]

I got this rooster 8 days ago, my initial plan was to quarantine him for 15 days but now I am having difficulty keeping him separate from my hens and am thinking of introducing him to my main flock

 

[nuthatched]

New birds must be completely separated for at least a month to prevent dander blowing. Separate ends of your property, wash hands between coops.
But since he's already mixed in a few times, it might be moot to quarantine

 

[Andkingquail]

Yes that's enough time as long as he looks and acts normal

 

[Perris]

Yes that's enough time as long as he looks and acts normal

no that's false.

 

[Andkingquail]

no that's false.

No

Diesies is overall very unlikely

 

[Perris]

six weeks is the minimum recommended in sensible places.

 

[Andkingquail]

six weeks is the minimum recommended in sensible places.

No

Guarantee 99 percent nothing will happen to the rooster

It's very unlikely

 

[CHlCKEN]

Guarantee 99 percent nothing will happen to the rooster

It’s about keeping the main flock healthy. If the rooster has an illness and brings it in, it can kill the whole flock. You have to keep the bird separate (and not just in different cages- separate enough that there is no cross contamination including from yourself) for at LEAST a full month if not longer.

 

[Andkingquail]

It’s about keeping the main flock healthy. If the rooster has an illness and brings it in, it can kill the whole flock. You have to keep the bird separate (and not just in different cages- separate enough that there is no cross contamination including from yourself) for at LEAST a full month if not longer.

The chances of the rooster having an illness is EXTREMELY rare.

And very unlikely

 

[CHlCKEN]

It's very unlikely

“Unlikely” is a useless word when it comes to this. Sure most birds are “unlikely” to be sick when you get them, but that is not anywhere near the same as definitely. It may not even be sick itself, just be a carrier of something that will spread to the rest.

There is **ALWAYS** a possibility and you have to respect and acknowledge the existence of it. The mindset of “that probably won’t happen” is exactly what lets these things happen.