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    Ideal Hatchery Questions

    There were also some other odd things about our orders. All of the first batch of chicks had wing feathers when we got them, they COULD NOT have been day old chicks. And some of them had longer wing feathers than others had - there were obviously two different aged chicks in the box, and the...
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    Ideal Hatchery Questions

    We also got a chick that was blind. The eyes had no slit in the lid. Now, that is something that was visible, and they should have checked that before shipping. If a hatchery says they will represent the breed, then characteristics not typical of the breed are something they should replace...
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    Ideal Hatchery Questions

    Currently raising some chicks ordered from Ideal. Cochin Bantam assorted colors have done very poorly, close to 50% mortality rate so far. They do not have the instinct to eat anything except mash. They are getting a well balanced variety diet (to prepare them for free ranging), and about half...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Ooooh. We could branch out into forgery also, and forge a bill of sale! Oh, the tragedy of it. Making criminals out of people who want to be self-sufficient! Laura
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    Quail in Wyoming

    It is some kind of State Poultry Export Health Certification or something like that. Like I said, our people weren't exactly helpful, so they won't (or can't) tell me specifics, or send me an example. Laura
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Ok, the vet certificate has to be issued on a state provided form (from the state of origin). Many states will provide a vet certificate when selling birds out of state, you'd have to call your State Vet and ask about that. So the procedure would be different than just having your vet do a...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    I am determined. I am determined to get quail, and to raise them successfully. I have Crohn's Disease. So do two of my kids. Quail eggs and meat are easier to digest than those from chickens. We need the nutrients. We don't absorb protein very well from most store meats, and we can't break it...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Actually, the permit was free. There is one that costs, if you want to raise them commercially. We may do that eventually, if we can get them going. I suspect there may be a fairly decent market for them in Wyoming, since it is so hard to get them otherwise! Laura
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Actually, Wyoming has the lowest population of all 50 states. Less than 1 million. One other wrinkle - the Permitting Officer knows us by name. If anyone would catch their attention, we would. It is a small state - she used to be Game Warden here, and knows us personally. Laura
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Well, I already have the possession permit. They'll check up on me. If I have quail and cannot show a sales receipt, I will be prosecuted for not obeying a law that the state could not tell me how to obey! I'd buy eggs, but the incubator we have is not going to be sufficient to hatch them. It...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    The permitting officer is the one who supposedly checks the certificates. She says it has to be on official state letterhead - issued from the state. That isn't what the regulation says AT ALL. But she says that is all she ever gets, and that it meets the requirements. I am still not getting...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Back to WFG... The permitting officer says that all that is needed is a certificate of veterinary inspection, issued by the state of origin. She says that is all she ever receives from any shippers. Contacting one of the regular pheasant shippers, to clarify with them, what their form says. I...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Wow... what a headache! The Wyoming state livestock board (which oversees the state vet's office) has NO knowledge of the forms needed for gamebirds. They ONLY have the requirements for poultry. So I called Game and Fish. They said THEY didn't know, maybe I should talk to the permitting...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    Ok, throwing this out there just to see if it catches anything... I am a web developer - I have my own server for hosting, and build sites in systems that allow the owner to make changes to their own site. Is anyone interested in swapping health certified quail shipped to Wyoming for website...
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    Quail in Wyoming

    I wasn't able to find the email address - and I did look! Thanks! I'll talk details with you when things get closer. Laura
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