EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[OneMountainAcres]

Somehow, I have managed to get chicken poop on every single pair of shoes I have. Even slippers and dress shoes.

I'm a little confused about the slippers but yeah, I'm with you on everything else lol

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

So, um, am I alone in having strict no-chicken shoes and doing the whole biosecurity Virton-for-disinfecting-shoes thing?

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm a little confused about the slippers but yeah, I'm with you on everything else lol

I'm pretty sure I was in my slippers when I saw a hawk overhead and ran out....

So, um, am I alone in having strict no-chicken shoes and doing the whole biosecurity Virton-for-disinfecting-shoes thing? 

I'm not too terribly strict on biosecurity- Everyone and their cousin owns chickens here, so everyone has the same disease set. <<Sigh>>

Even if you start with a clean flock, a bird flies into your run, stray roosters come over, or the wind blows, and BOOM you've got illness in your flock. I only clean shoes/change clothes if going to someone else's flock that's not local.

 

[daxigait]

She laid her first egg last weekend and already nice and big!

You have pretty egg colors! Those puppies are are too cute, I echo Kristen on that. Sorry I missed you. I fell asleep in my chair reading to catch up. You would think I was old

 

[BantyChooks]

. I fell asleep in my chair reading to catch up. You would think I was old

Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[daxigait]

So, um, am I alone in having strict no-chicken shoes and doing the whole biosecurity Virton-for-disinfecting-shoes thing? 

No your not. I also make guests spray their shoes when they show up
I wear whatever shoes, I just keep my handy spray bottle of viricide

 

[daxigait]

Glad I'm not the only one!

Good night!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Sorry for the photo bomb but i was out taking some pictures today and thought I'd share Ironically, i really didn't take any of the chickens lol

Aurora About 68% of your pictures are wonderful!!! Thanks

And what percentage of my pic is wonderful?

 

[duluthralphie]

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So, um, am I alone in having strict no-chicken shoes and doing the whole biosecurity Virton-for-disinfecting-shoes thing? 
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I have guests wear booties,especially during hatching time. My birds are on raised platforms in a barn (show birds) so they never touch the floor where guests walk. breeders are all in secure pens.

Layers. Free range and do not have direct contact with breeders or show birds. But wild birds, squirrels and who knows what can spread something.


I have sterile incubators and hatchers and each egg is disinfected in a bleach solution before going into incubator. I try to make sure no egg hatches in anything but the hatcher.., which has 5 trays to keep breeds separated.

So I do have some biosecurity. I have the signs up and get very vocal with people that completely ignore them like salesman and the meter readers. I worry about fedex, ups and meter readers bringing me a bug

 

[duluthralphie]

And what percentage of my pic is wonderful?

Tough call there!!!