what? your house burned down and you still have your chickens and dogs? that is just stupid. you should just have them put down because you have bigger problems to worry about.
this was told to me by many people after our home burned down this year. we still have our dogs and chickens and...
The basic blood test for indiana shows tests to make sure the birds are Pullorum - Typhoid Clean.
Now if you want to have your birds tested for more stuff (for free) contact the state poultry association and tell them you want to do the t-12 egg test. this test covers the following.
Agar...
have a small aviary i use to grow young chicks out. it uses the 2x3 welded wire with a layer of vinyl coated chicken wire under it for "added protection". had a coon reach through and jerk the 1 1/2 month old silkies right through the 1" holes of the chicken wire without even breaking a single...
it can be eaten but what we did with our first eggs was to blow them out so we could keep them forever. you will always get more you can eat but you will never get another "first".
give the indiana state poultry association a call at 765-494-8517. tell them you would "like to become a npip member and need contact info for your local testers." testers may charge to test your flock and/or charge for their time/gas. state testers are volunteers and not employed by the state...
i ordered my shipping box for the is last week. they said they were currently out of boxes and had more on order and it should be going out by tomorrow. i also had the blood testing completed on our birds and am now an npip member. if the testis free then i don't want to pass it up. :)
no charges are being brought against him for his actions. big cats are legal to own in indiana with a permit. they are trying to track down who's cat it was.
*that special place in hell for a person who drops off one chick and steals another when nobody is home.* just venting. cant talk about it at this time though. charges are pending.
on the bright side i did get the raccoon last week.
ohh the stress.. calgone take me away!
well here goes my day since the last post. for those who don't care here is the short version.
raccoon? killed 2 chicks and injured one keet. i become a criminal that cant even turn himself for his crime. :rolleyes:
now for the long story for those few who don't have anything better to do...