Jeremy Chartier writes about biosecurity pertaining to show chickens. Considering the upcoming Easter season and the realities of inexperienced backyard chicken owners, his basic biosecurity tenants apply. Note his comments about bringing chickens home and to treat everything as suspect. This applies to new chicks coming from the local farm store too.
Source: Countryside Daily, March 1, 2019. Link. Originally published July 6, 2017. Link.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s far less traumatic to treat a handful of chickens in your isolation coop than to have your entire show chicken flock get sick.
INSIGHTS: For veterinary teams:Consider visiting local farm stores that sell chicks this time of year. Ask questions about vaccination, sources and comingling of chicks that will be sold. Help them understand the needs for biosecurity, as well.