Beekissed
Herd Master
I don't do quarantines and I find that the way most people do them is pretty useless anyway, but it makes them feel like they are doing something, so I guess they serve their purpose in that way....but it does next to nothing for the flocks.
Unless you can see visible symptoms of some disease process, it's likely your birds~if they have any sickness at all~are carriers and you wouldn't catch it in a quarantine situation anyway. I've never heard of anyone quarantining a bird or birds and actually isolating an illness in that manner before it entered their flock...maybe external parasites can be caught that way, but not anything internal .
I don't do biosecurity at all, as it too is pretty useless. We aren't running commercial flocks and, even if we were, you'll find that all their biosecurity measures are pretty much useless too.....it's the flocks that have all that hoodoo going on which are the very ones spreading diseases to all and sundry through the vectors that come through the commercial batteries and meat operations.
It's an overused term that has very little true meaning, as it's impossible to secure any animal population against airborne and vector born diseases.
So, no worries....put those birds together and concentrate on building immune systems and healthy soils instead of thinking you can keep your animals in some kind of germ free bubble. BYC has many "chicken experts"....usually folks who have had chickens for a small hand full of years and read some books by other self proclaimed experts who have done the same. All those I consider actual experienced flock owners~had chickens for 20-50 yrs or more~ left that site many years ago and would never return.
A yearly cull for laying each spring will net you more in the way of eliminating disease and parasites in your flock anyway, so tell hubby he's right....this time. LOL
Unless you can see visible symptoms of some disease process, it's likely your birds~if they have any sickness at all~are carriers and you wouldn't catch it in a quarantine situation anyway. I've never heard of anyone quarantining a bird or birds and actually isolating an illness in that manner before it entered their flock...maybe external parasites can be caught that way, but not anything internal .
I don't do biosecurity at all, as it too is pretty useless. We aren't running commercial flocks and, even if we were, you'll find that all their biosecurity measures are pretty much useless too.....it's the flocks that have all that hoodoo going on which are the very ones spreading diseases to all and sundry through the vectors that come through the commercial batteries and meat operations.
It's an overused term that has very little true meaning, as it's impossible to secure any animal population against airborne and vector born diseases.
So, no worries....put those birds together and concentrate on building immune systems and healthy soils instead of thinking you can keep your animals in some kind of germ free bubble. BYC has many "chicken experts"....usually folks who have had chickens for a small hand full of years and read some books by other self proclaimed experts who have done the same. All those I consider actual experienced flock owners~had chickens for 20-50 yrs or more~ left that site many years ago and would never return.
A yearly cull for laying each spring will net you more in the way of eliminating disease and parasites in your flock anyway, so tell hubby he's right....this time. LOL
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