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wsmith said:
suncatcher said:
I noticed this place has the cabinet incubators for sale, plus free shipping. http://www.heritageturkeyhatchery.com/ I have no idea if those prices are a "deal" or not?????

eta I really need spell check!
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their price is $634. Dicky's want $607, but Dicky's makes their own.
http://dickeyincubators.com/products.htm
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I know nothing about cabinet incubators, but looks like Dicky's might be the way to go! Do you think you might rent out space in your cabinet incubator once in awhile?
 
saellis said:
I found an interesting note at the bottom of one of their pages http://www.heritageturkeyhatchery.com/orderinformation.htm saying, "[COLOR=FF0000]Due to N.P.I.P. regulations for disease control we are closed to the public"[/COLOR]   Does anybody know if that is a real NPIP reg or are they maybe just trying make the USDA take the heat over their desire not to deal with walk-in customers?
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Yes that's a real thing.....
In preventing contamination, poultry should be strictly quarantined. Last year, there was a booth at the stock shock where a large commercial operation was parked bedside the sale cages. The employees manning that operation could not step onto their premises for several days so they don't bring anything into their barn. In a large operation a respiratory disease could wipe out an entire flock within 2 days.
 
lovincolorado said:
Yes that's a real thing.....
In preventing contamination, poultry should be strictly quarantined. Last year, there was a booth at the stock shock where a large commercial operation was parked bedside the sale cages. The employees manning that operation could not step onto their premises for several days so they don't bring anything into their barn. In a large operation a respiratory disease could wipe out an entire flock within 2 days.
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NPIP regulations vary by state. Here in Colorado there aren't any restrictions to access. Bio-security can also be taken to extremes, either way. During the testing of my flock last month, we had a great conversation about bio-security. It centered mostly on Avian influenza. Sparrows and other birds seem to be one of the biggest carriers of the disease. Unless your flock is sealed, the chickens can be exposed. With that in mind, I welcome visitors, if their flocks are healthy and they don't track in "contaminants" I also have them wash their hands before and after handling any of my birds. So far so good.
 
ShysCreations said:
I kept a trio of the Horstman columbian cochins. I was going to breed the cockerel to help my silver laced project but will sell him.
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Here is the columbian cockerel. He is a good personality, very fluffy feet, has been shown 3 times, frostbite on very tips of comb. I just have too many males, he is $15.
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