Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

Aww, Sally I love your new avatar.

Guys, I need to vent a bit, just a bit. We have this shop locally that we support All The Time. We stop there nearly every day for something and some days we spent quite a lot of money there. We asked them if they can stock chick grower feed for me, seeing they already have some farm animal feed in store. After a week or so they got some grower. And promptly sold out. I asked them again to get some, rinse and repeat. Eventually I asked them to reserve at least a bag a week for me, I'll be around to pick it up, that's guaranteed! With 13 new chicks added to the brood we're doing brisk business with the grower feed.

Yesterday we went to stock up. They don't have any. Oops. Promised by 10am today they will have some. We waited until midday, drove out there specially to buy feed, we didn't need anything else. Nope, they're still waiting for the shopkeeper's son to come back from town with the stock. Late afternoon we drive out there again, only to be told "there wasn't space in the truck". I mean really, they could not squeeze in a 10 lbs bag of chick grower for a very good customer? And this wasn't the first time this happened! This must be the 5th time I ran out of feed while battling to get the shops to get me some! If I went to town more often and knew where to go I'd buy the darn feed myself! I'm going to boil some eggs for the critters to eat tomorrow morning and hope they keep their word and get the feed tomorrow, as promised

maybe you should follow the truck and see where they get the darn stuff!! you may have a feed business in the works and you dont know it!

 

[ozexpat]

It seems that a lot of people are frustrated about stray animals showing up.

Around here everyone lets their dogs and cats run. Lots of old farmers have barns that are full of cats for mice control and those cats often wander. One of our neighbors has over 100 cats.

The dogs usually stay within property limits, but when they don't, no one cares. The neighbor's dogs visit us and our dogs visit them. It's always been this way and I can't imagine it any different. We've had our dogs for 8 years.

And about the whole cat thing, there's a reason we only keep males now. Males can't get pregnant.

our dogs did that

until Hector bit a kid visiting next door.

Now I am spending $5000 to fence out place

 

[cochins1088]

our dogs did that

until Hector bit a kid visiting next door.

Now I am spending $5000 to fence out place

Yikes...

 

[ozexpat]

from: http://www.wattagnet.com/165572.html

Marek’s disease control still a challenge for poultry industry

While not changing rapidly, the Marek’s disease virus is gradually evolving over time, which keeps it front and center as a serious health problem for the broiler and egg layer industries.
Release Date: 12/19/2013

The development of the first Marek's disease vaccine in the late 1960's was a major accomplishment in the history of animal health, according to Dr. Isabel Gimeno, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University. She told the audience at the "Managing Marek's disease for your most valued birds" webinar, sponsored by Zoetis and presented by WATT Global Media on December 18, 2013, that the original Marek's vaccine was the first successful vaccine for a tumor-causing disease.
Gimeno, whose primary research interest is Marek's disease, said that the Marek's disease virus has evolved over time, and it will continue to present a challenge for poultry producers. She said that the original HVT vaccine for Marek's disease was effective from its introduction in 1969 until the 1980s, when it was replaced with bivalent vaccines, which were replaced themselves in the 1990s with the Rispens vaccines. The Maerek's disease viruses in the field continue to evolve and become more virulent, she said.
Vaccination tips
Management and correct use of vaccines are critical for protecting against the Marek's disease virus, according to Gimeno. She said that in ovo vaccination provides better protection against the Marek's virus for the bird than does subcutaneous vaccination. For farms that have a severe Marek's challenge, she recommended in ovo vaccination with HVT followed by day-of-age vaccination with a Rispens vaccine. She cautioned that, in all cases, it is important to administer the full dose of vaccine to all birds.
High challenge situations
Dr. Kalen Cookson, director of clinical research, Zoetis, said that Marek's disease related mortality is just the "tip of the iceberg" when evaluating the true cost of the disease. He said that the immune suppression that non-fatal Marek's infections can cause is a major threat for flocks.
Cookson said that on farms with a strong Marek's disease virus challenge from a particularly virulent strain, using a Rispens vaccine gives significantly better protection than do conventional bivalent vaccines in both broilers and breeders and table egg layers. He said that Low-passaged "European" Rispens CVI-988 gives the greatest margin of efficacy in high challenge situations.
View the on-demand webinar here. ​

 

[Sally Sunshine]

from: http://www.wattagnet.com/165572.html

Marek’s disease control still a challenge for poultry industry

While not changing rapidly, the Marek’s disease virus is gradually evolving over time, which keeps it front and center as a serious health problem for the broiler and egg layer industries.

Release Date: 12/19/2013

The development of the first Marek's disease vaccine in the late 1960's was a major accomplishment in the history of animal health, according to Dr. Isabel Gimeno, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University. She told the audience at the "Managing Marek's disease for your most valued birds" webinar, sponsored by Zoetis and presented by WATT Global Media on December 18, 2013, that the original Marek's vaccine was the first successful vaccine for a tumor-causing disease.
Gimeno, whose primary research interest is Marek's disease, said that the Marek's disease virus has evolved over time, and it will continue to present a challenge for poultry producers. She said that the original HVT vaccine for Marek's disease was effective from its introduction in 1969 until the 1980s, when it was replaced with bivalent vaccines, which were replaced themselves in the 1990s with the Rispens vaccines. The Maerek's disease viruses in the field continue to evolve and become more virulent, she said.
Vaccination tips
Management and correct use of vaccines are critical for protecting against the Marek's disease virus, according to Gimeno. She said that in ovo vaccination provides better protection against the Marek's virus for the bird than does subcutaneous vaccination. For farms that have a severe Marek's challenge, she recommended
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[ozexpat]

SO this is what I do...

I open the cap of the bottle with the dry disk of HVT vaccine in it. I plave the disk on a sterile tressing tray.

I then cut it in 4 using sterile scissors. I transfer 3 into sterile containers and put back in fridge.

It works.

The vaccine is very unstable when you mix it but the freeze dried disk is stable at storage temps.

I am still vaccinating at a day old. If I get back into drilling the tops routinely, I will vaccinate then.

I know nothing of rispens

 

[ozexpat]

http://www.ceva.us/Products/Product-List/CEVAC-R-MD-HVT-RISPENS

Precautions
Store this vaccine in liquid nitrogen. Vaccinate only healthy birds. All susceptible chickens should be vaccinated at the same time. Do not dilute the vaccine or give less than one dose per bird. Do not vaccinate within 21 days of slaughter. Burn opened vials and unused contents. Contains gentamicin and amphotericin B as preservatives.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: so rispens is a live virus, I so dont understand the medical vaccine stuff! Does this let other birds susceptible? we had discussed that other vaccine and cochins brought all that worry to my attention with selling birds and such.

 

[ozexpat]

so rispens is a live virus, I so dont understand the medical vaccine stuff! Does this let other birds susceptible? we had discussed that other vaccine and cochins brought all that worry to my attention with selling birds and such.

I know nothing of rispens

 

[cochins1088]

Great information! Thanks for sharing Oz!