Eastern Tennessee Thread

[stanglover2001]

The neighbors in our area would call the police if me, my husband, or the next door neighbors were shooting... The cop just asked us to call from now on so he won't have to rush out to check on every call, because he will have known knowledge of it. Of course, who could blame them when we were shooting a .270

it go "boom"

 

[tnchickenut]

The neighbors in our area would call the police if me, my husband, or the next door neighbors were shooting... The cop just asked us to call from now on so he won't have to rush out to check on every call, because he will have known knowledge of it. Of course, who could blame them when we were shooting a .270

it go "boom"

I wouldn't mind it if it was a couple hours here and there... or every so often... but this is snow, sleet, hail, ect ect. It's been bugging me for over a year but now, without getting too personal, I can't have it around me for reasons I shouldn't get into just yet (until it's all settled in or out of court).

So I know from past chats with the Sherriff that there is no noise ordinance outside of if they continue too late or start too early. That's why I'm wondering about the farming part. It's really not just (or even mainly) about the chickens at this point. I just can't have that noise around me.

Now, you would think that seeing how they know of my trauma I just went through they would be curtious and ride somewhere other than their .82 acre.... but no. So it's gonna have to get ugly.

 

[littlechicklet]

I'm glad you gave me that link to the Drugs web site. I got confused along the line and thought they couldn't get their first vaccine until they were ten weeks. It's good to know they can get them at four weeks!

The vaccine comes in two bottles. One bottle has a little spongy thing in it that holds the inactive virus. The other bottle holds a blue activator. You have to use it within two hours of mixing it. For twenty-five chickens there's going to be a lot of waste. It says to burn the empty bottles, caps, and unused vaccine.

I'm not big on vaccines, so I'm holding off on giving any others. Honestly, since I only lost four out of fifty birds, I probably would not vaccinate at all if I hadn't seen what a HORRIBLE way it is to die. If I were a little more macho and could cull a sick bird, I might not be vaccinating them at all since the damage is already done and my flock is closed.

If my flock weren't already closed, I would vaccinate for anything that UTK told me was a problem around here AND that causes a carrier-for-life status. BYC has one of the best resources for different poultry diseases I've found: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-injuries-diseases-how-to-diagnose-treat-your-chickens It's in normal people language but has links to other reliable sources, like Merck's, so you can double check the info.

When I talked to the Pathologist (who was furious with me for calling so much) she told me that ILT was her "working diagnosis" as soon as she saw my hen. She told me the other thing she considered was cholera, so maybe that's common in our area, too?

Here's the really ridiculous thing. My hen was clean of the diseases they check for for NPIP. So, even though my Wyandottes have the potential to kill up to 70% of a flock they were introduced to (worst case scenario) I could still be NPIP.

Glad I could provide a helpful link. I will have to consider the cost, need, waste, etc. before I make my final decision on whether to vaccinate or not. I know some of the vaccines you purchase that have to be activated you can break the solid into pieces & divide the liquid to use and save the remainder for later use. I do not know if this is one of them: need more research. I think most of the vaccines are designed for large or commercial operations.

I will check out the link you provided. Normal people language is always a plus!

I find it very disturbing your flock or anyone's flock that either had or have ITL could still be NPIP certified. If I understood correctly NPIP certification would not eliminate flocks containing the ITL. This means one could purchase from a NPIP certified flock & potentially bring ITL in to their flock. Also if people had flocks infected with the ITL and they did not get a diagnosis they could be unknowingly spreading the virus?

If I have the information correct then it makes me want to consider closing my flock to incoming birds. I think hatching eggs would possibly be safer since I would think "bad" eggs would not develop (again something requiring more research). And how weird would I look showing up at swap meet/shows wearing a HazMat suit....just kidding...maybe?

 

[tennesseeckn]

I'd say you could split it up if you're brave enough. I guess you'd have to know that the virus was evenly distributed on the disk, though. Here's pictures if it helps:


The bottle fogged up when I took it out of the fridge, but you can still kind of see the white disk in there. I wiggled it around until it was in the middle of the bottle:


The dollar bill is so you can have an idea of the size:


The directions are to fill the small bottle with the blue stuff and shake it until it dissolves. Then take THAT and pour it back into the big, blue bottle and shake again. So, it makes a LOT of vaccine considering a dose is one drop.

 

[tennesseeckn]

I wouldn't mind it if it was a couple hours here and there... or every so often... but this is snow, sleet, hail, ect ect. It's been bugging me for over a year but now, without getting too personal, I can't have it around me for reasons I shouldn't get into just yet (until it's all settled in or out of court).

So I know from past chats with the Sherriff that there is no noise ordinance outside of if they continue too late or start too early. That's why I'm wondering about the farming part. It's really not just (or even mainly) about the chickens at this point. I just can't have that noise around me.

Now, you would think that seeing how they know of my trauma I just went through they would be curtious and ride somewhere other than their .82 acre.... but no. So it's gonna have to get ugly.

You've really not had much luck with neighbors, have you?

 

[tnchickenut]

You've really not had much luck with neighbors, have you?

I'm smushed between a crazy dog lady and ignorant arrogant motorheads. The best thing is to move but in this market I'll take a huge loss or sit on it forever.

 

[tnchickenut]

Here's the really ridiculous thing. My hen was clean of the diseases they check for for NPIP. So, even though my Wyandottes have the potential to kill up to 70% of a flock they were introduced to (worst case scenario) I could still be NPIP.

Which is EXACTLY why I say this NPIP crud is a sham. It's just big government... which, if you really know me, I'm completely against.

 

[bairo]

Quote: lord what have i started

 

[bairo]

back to my "Air Supply" now.
Yes Im that old, LOL

 

[itsthelaw37801]

Red (my New Hampshire Red) laid her first egg today. She is 8 months old. It had blood on it, and I check her tail and it had blood too. But she just plopped it right down in the run. I cracked it open - two yolks.

I couldn't be more proud. You would've thought I shot that egg out myself.