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

[loveourbirds]

Quote: NPIP laws as far as i know vary from state to state. in Ohio we have to be members of NPIP to ship eggs and chicks.

all i can explain is Ohio's methods, i hope it answers your questions. it is a club for lack of better description. you pay a $50 a year membership and they test a percentage of your flock for avian flu, typhoid, and pullorum. if your flock tests clean they give you paperwork to send with sold chickens; showing that you've tested clean, your number, and a list of what you bought. a copy of this goes to the department of agriculture too. it is simply to help stop the spread of poultry illnesses, and to aid in tracing where your chickens are sold in case you do have a problem. If there is a problem illness in your neighborhood, they will notify you; so you can take appropriate measures.

for me, becoming a member of NPIP was simple, probably the hardest part was deciding to fork over the $50. now that i am a member i, will remain a member as long as i own my flock. It is my way of reassuring people who buy from me that my birds are tested for illness. once you become a member, they ask that you buy from other members of NPIP; if you buy from non-members, they ask that you have the chickens tested before you sell any from them.

they also list the members along with what they have, so if your looking for something specific; you can find someone who has it.

in Ohio it's a yearly membership.

 

[kaybee123]

What causes chicks to be so big in the egg? Mine were always like that too. Plus they had the sticky gooey stuff that was like rubber cement.

 

[ozexpat]

What causes chicks to be so big in the egg? Mine were always like that too. Plus they had the sticky gooey stuff that was like rubber cement.

normally its humidity

 

[kaybee123]

normally its humidity

Too high throughout incubating, correct? I look forward to hatching winter/early spring here in FL as I feel I will get better results with the lower humidity then. Now that I am getting more to lockdown, I hope to improve humidity control and, therefore, hatch rate. It's the scientist coming out in me!

 

[cochins1088]

I'm pulling out the bator again. I promised myself that I wouldn't until the NYD hatch-along, but I think it's ok if it's a favor for a friend.

She's had a rough couple of weeks. She's never had to deal with predators before, but they have suddenly bombarded her. She lost over 30 chickens to multiple raccoons (on multiple days) and 12 ducks and 2 chickens to coyotes. This all happened during a 2 week period.

She said she hasn't collected eggs in forever and she knows that hens have been sitting on them so she's bring everything over to candle. Anything with development will go in the incubator so that she can start over with eggs. It should be an interesting hatch and it may be an excuse to add some of my eggs.

 

[ozexpat]

I'm pulling out the bator again. I promised myself that I wouldn't until the NYD hatch-along, but I think it's ok if it's a favor for a friend.

She's had a rough couple of weeks. She's never had to deal with predators before, but they have suddenly bombarded her. She lost over 30 chickens to multiple raccoons (on multiple days) and 12 ducks and 2 chickens to coyotes. This all happened during a 2 week period.

She said she hasn't collected eggs in forever and she knows that hens have been sitting on them so she's bring everything over to candle. Anything with development will go in the incubator so that she can start over with eggs. It should be an interesting hatch and it may be an excuse to add some of my eggs.

you MUST add your eggs - a half filled bator is a very sad bator

 

[kaybee123]

you MUST add your eggs - a half filled bator is a very sad bator

Enabler!!!!!

 

[Doug Hodges]

Just got hammered by 60 something mph winds. Have chicken houses damaged. Feed troughs blown across the pasture. Lost a huge part of one of my best trees. Neighbors fence is leaning and blown down in spots. Garage flooded. Barn flooded. Everything flooded. Gotta wait for daylight to access any more damage. I've heard reports that others may have trees on their houses. It was one heck of a lightning storm right before. We had a very unstable atmosphere. Power is off and it's getting hot.

 

[scooter16]

NPIP laws as far as i know vary from state to state. in Ohio we have to be members of NPIP to ship eggs and chicks.

all i can explain is Ohio's methods, i hope it answers your questions. it is a club for lack of better description. you pay a $50 a year membership and they test a percentage of your flock for avian flu, typhoid, and pullorum. if your flock tests clean they give you paperwork to send with sold chickens; showing that you've tested clean, your number, and a list of what you bought. a copy of this goes to the department of agriculture too. it is simply to help stop the spread of poultry illnesses, and to aid in tracing where your chickens are sold in case you do have a problem. If there is a problem illness in your neighborhood, they will notify you; so you can take appropriate measures.

for me, becoming a member of NPIP was simple, probably the hardest part was deciding to fork over the $50. now that i am a member i, will remain a member as long as i own my flock. It is my way of reassuring people who buy from me that my birds are tested for illness. once you become a member, they ask that you buy from other members of NPIP; if you buy from non-members, they ask that you have the chickens tested before you sell any from them.

they also list the members along with what they have, so if your looking for something specific; you can find someone who has it.

in Ohio it's a yearly membership.

Thanks for the info. So much to learn yet !!!! Lynn

 

[sumi]

Just got hammered by 60 something mph winds. Have chicken houses damaged. Feed troughs blown across the pasture. Lost a huge part of one of my best trees. Neighbors fence is leaning and blown down in spots. Garage flooded. Barn flooded. Everything flooded. Gotta wait for daylight to access any more damage. I've heard reports that others may have trees on their houses. It was one heck of a lightning storm right before. We had a very unstable atmosphere. Power is off and it's getting hot.

Oh my word, are your birds o.k?