Recent content by davidmpenning

@Bookworm007 How are they doing? Any new weights since the 2 week mark?

If you ever make this app, I’d be willing to donate towards it! It’s so hard to find something that can track breeders and lineages. I’ve been using multiple excel documents, but I think I’m getting in over my head, hahah. It’s hard to create a family tree line - especially when I want to add...

I’d love to get a copy of the PKA. Can I download it or buy it somewhere? Thanks!

Thanks so much! I thought the successive generations wouldn’t get that trait, but figured I’d ask since I really didn’t know!

I’ve been doing some research, and I like the idea of putting a New Hampshire rooster over Delaware hens in order to have chicks that can be easily sexed. And as long as my NH rooster is doing well, I can keep that trait going for generations! But at some point I’ll need a new rooster. And my...

I’ve been doing some research, and I like the idea of putting a New Hampshire rooster over Delaware hens in order to have chicks that can be easily sexed. And as long as my NH rooster is doing well, I can keep that trait going for generations! But at some point I’ll need a new rooster. And my...

That is so interesting - our vet told us it was “no big deal” because Mareks is “practically everywhere.” He told us theres no reason to cull unless they show signs of sickness. And then he taught me where to get the vaccine, how to spit it apart for multiple uses, and then how to vaccinate...

One thing I’ve definitely leaned the hard way is to only buy hatching eggs. Buying live chicks/birds - even if they’re vaccinated - carries way too much risk.

Depends on timeframes and cleaning. Mareks doesn’t live forever in the environment. Most studies show an average of a 6 month lifespan. Plus there are available cleaners like oxine and vikron-s that are proven to kill the virus.

Thank you for the link! I’ve bookmarked it so I can use it later :)

@bhawk-23 I’ve also read stories about people who have tested their soils for Mareks after cleaning and letting the land rest, but in all the internet searching I’ve done, I’ve never found any soil test that I can buy for Mareks. If I do find it, I would test our soil here after 6-12 months.

When we first move, we’ll keep this house as a rental property - so the coop will go back to being a garden shed. But if our tenants want chickens, then yes, I’ll inform them of the risks and everything I’ve learned. Before we move, I’ll make sure to do deep cleans with pressure washers...

How far should I go with trashing things? We do a lot of gardening, projects, and we have 3 kids under 5 yrs old - so we have a lot of stuff in our yard. And our flock free ranges pretty regularly, so they’re in, on, and around it all. We obviously can’t afford to throw away all our kids’...

Yup…probably :/ As much as I’d love to save those items (and my wallet!!), I would rather be safe than sorry. There’s no point to risk bringing any of that dander with me.

I didn’t even think about all my chicken stuff!! Looks like I’ll take my waterers and main feeder, and that’s it. Definitely unfortunate, but better to not continue the spread. Thanks for your response!