NPIP Certification
I'm working on my NPIP certification.
Anyone on here have any advice for me on the NPIP inspection process?
I'm talking with the lady who schedules them and we are going through what the inspection process entails.
I really want to get it right for when they come.
Any...
Thank you! The eggs are beautiful! Hubby managed to make it home with keeping all aircells intact with them. I set them Friday evening! I'll let you know what I get!
Glad I can help! Sorry for the typos in my response. I'm try to crank out a lot of info in a hurry and my phone thinks it knows what I want to say better than I do.
Best of luck!!
I don't think there is really anyway to avoid the bugs that cause cocci, it's everywhere and spread by wild birds and all sorts of other animals. I can share with you what I do for my birds, and maybe some of it'll work for you.
For me, being vigilant, prepared, and keeping good poultry...
One more ?... do you know how the snakes were getting into your coop? I had one get in after I reinforced my coop, but I don't know HOW. I think he may have gotten in when I left the door open for them to go in and out during the day but I'm not sure.
Wow!! Were they all rat snakes/chicken snakes?!
I'm sorry you had to deal with that and had that kind of loss. I had no idea they would go for a juvenile bird. I thought my older chicks were safe. I will take some extra precautions tonight and reinforce my brooders tonight.
Were all of the...
I see, It can be really (REALLY) trying to raise chickens in a wet swampy area!
I tell people that cocci is a right of passage for chicks in southeast Louisiana. ☹️
And snakes!! I've pulled 3 snakes out of my coop and brooder in just 1 month! Darn rat snakes, one ate 3 eggs from under a...