megalin Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hello there, Building building building a big new run for some new girls! I have 2 already that have a small run and house of their own but want to add another 3. The only problem is I may have to get them from different places as one centre has 2 breeds I want, black copper marans and silkies and the other up the road has Araucanas. If I get them from different places will I have to quarantine them separately? ie the black copper maran and silkie in one pen, the Arauncana alone in another and my current birds in another?!! From what I've read it's important to quarantine them & by the time I've finished building there will be 2 pens so that's not a problem but I'm worried about the other firstly being alone and making another pen for it..... Opinions/advice from anyone would be appreciated. Thank you! Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I think the 'correct' advice is to quarantine them separately But then you've got a whole new group of introduction problems The pragmatic answer may well depend on how confident you are re the health of the two suppliers? Worth bearing in mind - will the 2 chooks from place A already be bonded? If so, they may pick on chook from place B anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalin Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thank you for your reply. I expect the 2 won't be bonded already so it would be 3 that were unfamiliar and also around the same age too, my other girls are older, don't know if that makes a difference too. I believe the source has a good reputation for healthy birds, It's Thornes poultry centre, please do let me know if anybody thinks otherwise. Yes I realise there are introductory issues too and if I wasn't so fussy about which breeds I want I'd try and avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
