GAMES FOR EGGS and other fun prizes

[deserteggs22]

@Sally Sunshine

Have you ever thought about hosting a game?

 

[Pyxis]

ps....  I wish you the best though!  My guess is a certificate of testing should be good for both but you will need npip state certs in each.   which is basically same form just a bit more cash and npip is cheap.

The problem is they only test birds over eight weeks old, and I'll never have birds older than two or three weeks in VT so I'll never be able to have the birds there tested. Lol, I can already tell this is going to be a pain next year. Thanks for the good wishes, I'll probably need them

 

[bullets]

Since it's being discussed, I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents...

I am okay with someone shipping eggs who are not NPIP certified. There are only a few pathogens that *might* spread from hatching chicks from eggs from infected parents. It's certainly much less likely than receiving infected live chicks. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21809762

Along with that. Some states makes it extremely hard and expensive to become certified. It's certainly something a lot of backyard flockers would generally get no great benefit from.

I'm all for don't ask, don't tell.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine

Have you ever thought about hosting a game?

yes, but again I am not npipright now, I would feel terrible if someone NPIP wins and I cant send them eggs because I am not tested this year.

and our state is a pain with the form on saying what you have and where you got the birds each year. You can get them and quarantine and then test at four months. but what a pain for four months!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I would love to get my NPIP but I'm so on the fence about it. I don't like the idea of the government having a hand in my flock but choosing not to do it really limits customers. I've had people drive 3 hours for chicks but that's really rare. Locally, everyone just goes to the local rural king that sells chicks constantly for $0.50- $1 because they're always overstocked.

 

[deserteggs22]

yes,  but again I am not npipright now, I would feel terrible if someone NPIP wins and I cant send them eggs because I am not tested this year.    and our state is a pain with the form on saying what you have and where you got the birds each year.  You can get them and quarantine and then test at four months.  but what a pain for four months! 

Ok


You better get on that!

Your birds are stunning!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: so the eight weeks is VT rules? see PA is anything under four EDIT MONTHS! doesnt get tested until the next testing, but pt is annual and I had to do AI and the others every three months and let me tell you that comes quick and what a pain in the tush, at least for drawing it all by yourself with a large flock of stuff. I so wish you the best, if I can help in anyway just let me know.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I would love to get my NPIP but I'm so on the fence about it. I don't like the idea of the government having a hand in my flock but choosing not to do it really limits customers. I've had people drive 3 hours for chicks but that's really rare. Locally, everyone just goes to the local rural king that sells chicks constantly for $0.50- $1 because they're always overstocked.

you can at least get the basic PT NPIP testing Jess, I cant tell you how easy it really is, I would have to look up and see which vet is in your area. And you can also get your CPT license in PA if you take the course, its not hard. Like I said PT is rare, now waterfowl can show a false positive but they retest and make sure they DONT have it, and those are normally swabs, no biggy

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[meltel]

My breeder got certified to test NPIP for Michigan so once we get straight what the requirements are, i will ask her what it will cost to test my maniacs. shes a nurse too and we all stick together. So far my eggs from ebay have been Npip with a sheet or at least a number and exp date enclosed. I get keeping everyone healthy and stopping outbreaks and such but some stuff s just crazy. i'm probably way more infected and exposed to stuff way more than my chickens ever will be and other than my wrist i'm doing just fine!!!

 

[Chaos18]

you can at least get the basic PT NPIP testing Jess, I cant tell you how easy it really is, I would have to look up and see which vet is in your area.  And you can also get your CPT license in PA if you take the course, its not hard.   Like I said PT is rare, now waterfowl can show a false positive but they retest and make sure they DONT have it, and those are normally swabs, no biggy

For the basic PT NPIP do you need to have your birds fully enclosed in a run?