INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[Chaos18]

Only 900+?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Only 900+?

883 give or take

 

[Chaos18]

Not that your counting or anything

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Before I knew about the free necropsy service in CA, I fell for this and paid my vet $120 to send one to Davis for me. That was on top of the Office visit, so my bill was similar to your bill.

@Jessimom , did you know that UC Davis let's us use their FedEx account number? Last one I sent was a huge box, weighed about 10 pounds and cost to overnight that was only $20. The one before that was a small box and it cost $9.

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How I Send a Bird for a Necropsy​

They need the whole bird, refrigerated, not frozen. If you live in CA there are four labs that do necropsies on poultry (chickens, turkeys, waterfowl) for free. I know that they do out of state necropsies, but they charge for those. The lab I use is the one in Tulare, CA. If you are in CA, call them and ask for their FedEx account number, it will save a bunch on shipping charges.

CAHFS
18830 Road 112
Tulare, CA 93274-9042
(559) 688-7543
(559) 686-4231 (FAX)
[email protected]


The other labs are listed here:
http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/services/lab_locations.cfm

If it's Friday, unless you want to overnight for Saturday delivery, I would suggest shipping on Monday for Tuesday delivery. What you need to do, if you haven't already done so, is put your bird in your refrigerator, NOT the freezer! Then you need to find a box, line it with styrofoam (I use the 4'x8'x1" stuff from Home Depot. You can also get smaller pieces at an art store like Michael's, but is way more expensive. Click here to see foam options. You'll also need at least one ice pack. Here are some pictures that I took of the a bird that I sent:

Box lined with foam on four sides and bottom. Seams of foam taped sealed.


Box, sides, bottom and and top.


Frozen ice pack in ziplock baggie.


Brown paper on top of ice pack.


Hen in ziplock baggie on top of brown paper.


Brown paper on top of hen.


Ice pack on top of brown paper.


Lid on top of brown paper.
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Inside the box you should also include a submission form in a ziplock baggie. Do not tell anyone at FedEx that you're shipping a dead animal, 'cause that seems to really worry them. Just make sure that nothing will leak.

Hope this helps!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I'm not here to tell anyone they aren't doing the right thing if they have problems culling. As I said, it's one of the hardest things I do and I put it off as long as possible - usually too long. But, taking one to a vet doesn't necessarily make it more humane nor quicker.
One can do it quickly at home for no money.
If I had to pay to do it, I couldn't keep chickens.

For me it was easier to see him get a shot and pass quietly. I still get way too upset when they go through the death throes.

-Kathy

 

[BullChick]

How long should a bird be left in quarantine? And how long does it take a roosters swimmers to get where there need to be?

A new roo would only be a day I would think.

 

[casportpony]

Good morning @Sally Sunshine 10 Guests Chaos18 DwayneNLiz Jessimom Sariscountry lovin kwhites634 rIrs roost

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Mine sure saw me coming!

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

A new roo would only be a day I would think.

Doesn't that depend on how long the previous rooster's been separated?

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning @Sally Sunshine 10 Guests Chaos18 DwayneNLiz Jessimom Sariscountry lovin kwhites634 rIrs roost

-Kathy