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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: sheila on November 22, 2009, 02:58:43 pm

Title: hens on holiday
Post by: sheila on November 22, 2009, 02:58:43 pm

Has anyone sent their hens somewhere else and then had them back again? I am taking my hens to live at my friends house where hopefully they will mingle with his hens, whilst I am away for two months. should I bring them home or leave them with him at the end? I suppose I could wait and see what happens whilst I am away and see how they have settled in or not?

Title: Re: hens on holiday
Post by: CameronS on November 22, 2009, 06:48:05 pm

When we had two (this was ages ago) They went with the rabbits and dogs to the kennels, and lived with their birds for a month, then came back with us as if nothing was different

Title: Re: hens on holiday
Post by: doganjo on November 22, 2009, 06:51:50 pm

I think you need to be sure none of the birds are carrying any disease before mixing one flock with another.  I have introduced new birds to my existing flock on a number of occasions without any problems and I gave one of mine to a friend again with no problems.