Heritage & Exhibition Turkey Thread

[KrisH]

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Requirements on shipping eggs depends on your state regulations and the state you ship to regulations. Most require you be a NPIP participant and that your breeders be tested for Pollurum-Typhoid.

We are planning on going to an NPIP class in the spring at clemson University since you mention it. Sounded interesting, we missed registration for the fall one this year.

 

[java girl 2]

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Requirements on shipping eggs depends on your state regulations and the state you ship to regulations. Most require you be a NPIP participant and that your breeders be tested for Pollurum-Typhoid.

We are planning on going to an NPIP class in the spring at clemson University since you mention it. Sounded interesting, we missed registration for the fall one this year.

what is NPIP?

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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go to Incubating and hatching eggs thread. then at the top of the page you will see a sticky for Important topic index. go to that one and then go down the page and you will see a how to ship eggs! OH, CHECK WITH YOUR POST OFFEIS AND THEY CAN TELL YOU HOW TO DO IT AS WELL!!

Here is the link https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=48726

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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We are planning on going to an NPIP class in the spring at clemson University since you mention it. Sounded interesting, we missed registration for the fall one this year.

what is NPIP?

The National Poultry Improvement Plan was established in the early 1930's to provide a cooperative industry, state, and federal program through which new diagnostic technology can be effectively applied to the improvement of poultry and poultry products throughout the country. The development of the NPIP was initiated to eliminate Pullorum Disease caused by Salmonella pullorum which was rampant in poultry and could cause upwards of 80% mortality in baby poultry. The program was later extended and refined to include testing and monitoring for Salmonella typhoid, Salmonella enteritidis, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, Mycoplasma meleagridis, and Avian Influenza. In addition, the NPIP currently includes commercial poultry, turkeys, waterfowl, exhibition poultry, backyard poultry, and game birds. The technical and management provisions of the NPIP have been developed jointly by Industry members and State and Federal officials. These criteria have established standards for the evaluation of poultry with respect to freedom from NPIP diseases.

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publicati...ent/printable_version/npip_brochure_12-05.pdf

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/poultry/

 

[KrisH]

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We are planning on going to an NPIP class in the spring at clemson University since you mention it. Sounded interesting, we missed registration for the fall one this year.

what is NPIP?

National Poultry Improvemant Plan

it addresses avoiding infectious diseases in poultry near as I can tell

 

[java girl 2]

The second factor involved is that the parents are not proven and might be weak genetically. Therefore, hatching from young stock could cause you to perpetuate genes, etc that are not good. what does not proven mean?

 

[KrisH]

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not sure, but I think it means that they are young and you cannot tell their traits until they have matured. does this come from the pullet egg question?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=609904

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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[KrisH]

Ok, we have a pair of Jersey Buffs, BUT we are considering an order with porters to get a better start. We are considering more Jersey Buff, but a limit of 8 poults leaves us short of minimums, we are considering Auburn, Black Wing Bronze, Narragansett or i dont know what. Please Help us decide, or do we stick with our two and hope we get fertilized eggs? (just began getting eggs, but not furtle yet, assuming it is too early in the season)

Opinions have been solicited, so let me have it!

RobertH

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

KrisH, I would suggest getting a variety that is in the Standard of Perfection. Porter is a great place to order from. The "hot" variety this year is the Narragansett.