INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[SkinNFluff]

Where do you get your chickens NPIP tested or certified(not sure what it is called)? Within the next year depending on how much it cost I would like to get my chickens tested.Thanks

give the indiana state poultry association a call at 765-494-8517. tell them you would "like to become a npip member and need contact info for your local testers." testers may charge to test your flock and/or charge for their time/gas. state testers are volunteers and not employed by the state. they have the right to tell you they can't or won't do it for you or they could require you to bring the birds to them. good luck finding a tester that will test for you. that was the hardest part for me. after the test make sure you get the "vs form 9-2" from them. now that you have that form you will need to scan it in or print a copy and send it in to the in state poultry association, along with a completed "13 IN NPIP Application & Fees-Exhib" form. that is the membership form for the npip program. cost of membership is $80. they will send you a membership package which has all the info the program has to offer plus a nice sign. extra signs are available at $6 each. after all that is done they will email you with the membership letter that has your farm number. (mine just came today)

beyond that you could take the school to become a certified tester in april 2014. cost of the class is $50 and there is an optional fee of $22 which would give you the testing equipment. class is 3 1/2 hours long. after that you can renew your certified tester certification online. i am signed up to take the class next year because i had a whole lot of problems trying to find someone in my area that would test my birds. figure it would save me the headache being able to test and certify my own birds.

there is also the optional t12 form. it was posted a few pages back. just fillthat out and send itin and they will mail you a postage paid shipping box to ship them a dozen of you flocks eggs for the ai test. this is a completely free test.

if you have any other questions just ask. i just went through all of this.

Send to the Purdue amimal diagnostic lab in West Lafayetter.  If not too far a drive for you, you can take her there--they'll even do the euthanising; otherwise get a cool pack from Fed Ex--don't tell them what you're shipping, and ship the body overnight.  The diagnostics are free, paid for by the Indiana Poultry Association.  If it is Marek's, then all your birds are exposed; they may not develop the disease but will be carriers for the virus.  It's deadly and highly contagious.  They then shouldn't be sold or exposed to other birds, and any new ones that you bring in should be vaccinated.
It's better to know than just to hope.  Good luck!

is there a site on this? only thing cold find was the info for the state vet and they charge $88.

 

[SkinNFluff]

ok i stated i found the $88 fee on the state vet site. i was mistaken. that is what purdue charges. https://www.addl.purdue.edu/TestsFees/Index.aspx

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

give the indiana state poultry association a call at 765-494-8517. tell them you would "like to become a npip member and need contact info for your local testers." testers may charge to test your flock and/or charge for their time/gas. state testers are volunteers and not employed by the state. they have the right to tell you they can't or won't do it for you or they could require you to bring the birds to them. good luck finding a tester that will test for you. that was the hardest part for me. after the test make sure you get the "vs form 9-2" from them. now that you have that form you will need to scan it in or print a copy and send it in to the in state poultry association, along with a completed "13 IN NPIP Application & Fees-Exhib" form. that is the membership form for the npip program. cost of membership is $80. they will send you a membership package which has all the info the program has to offer plus a nice sign. extra signs are available at $6 each. after all that is done they will email you with the membership letter that has your farm number. (mine just came today)

beyond that you could take the school to become a certified tester in april 2014. cost of the class is $50 and there is an optional fee of $22 which would give you the testing equipment. class is 3 1/2 hours long. after that you can renew your certified tester certification online. i am signed up to take the class next year because i had a whole lot of problems trying to find someone in my area that would test my birds. figure it would save me the headache being able to test and certify my own birds.

there is also the optional t12 form. it was posted a few pages back. just fillthat out and send itin and they will mail you a postage paid shipping box to ship them a dozen of you flocks eggs for the ai test. this is a completely free test.

if you have any other questions just ask. i just went through all of this.
is there a site on this? only thing cold find was the info for the state vet and they charge $88.

Wow that is a lot information and sounds like a huge hastle. I may see if anyone can do it in a few months.Thanks for all of the information.

 

[Crafty chick]

i have a problem. so i have a broody, and i thought my hens were dropping off production b/c she was brooding in the coop. then we had a dog attack, i'm sure traumatic for them all, 3 dead. but, now about 2 weeks later i have the broody in a tractor with her babies, and the rest of the hens are not laying at all! the only one laying is my bantam black cochin which is in the bantam coop. why and when do you think they will lay again? oh, and they were out of feed for a couple days, but now have full feeders in the coop. so i guess a combination of stress, low feed(they foraged freely at that time), and a bossy broody. i put some golf balls in their nest again

 

[hogster160]

Send to the Purdue amimal diagnostic lab in West Lafayetter. If not too far a drive for you, you can take her there--they'll even do the euthanising; otherwise get a cool pack from Fed Ex--don't tell them what you're shipping, and ship the body overnight. The diagnostics are free, paid for by the Indiana Poultry Association. If it is Marek's, then all your birds are exposed; they may not develop the disease but will be carriers for the virus. It's deadly and highly contagious. They then shouldn't be sold or exposed to other birds, and any new ones that you bring in should be vaccinated.
It's better to know than just to hope. Good luck!

Thanks so much for the info. I am hoping she will recover, but I am not counting on it. In all the reading I have done over the last year and a half, this is the one thing that scared me. I have read on another post that I can have blood taken and send it out to Texas and have it tested. Cost is about $50 per bird with shipping. I'm not sure what I am gonna do at this point. Purdue is only a couple of hours away. Gas will be about the same. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what I need to do.

Thanks,

Deb

 

[vickichicki]

Sorry to hear about your bird Hogster. I can not imagine having to face some crappy news like that, that will effect your chickening from here on out.

Hope it turns out it is not to be Mareks and the rest of the flock is fine.

 

[vickichicki]

Well major update

Momma turkey took the chicks like her own. I am dead excited about this.

All I have to worry about now is whether they get enough food and water in the pen.

I did sneak a picture of the chicks under, however it is on DH's phone. Hope to post it soon.

Really had some reservations about it working... Who knew!

 

[hogster160]

Sorry to hear about your bird Hogster. I can not imagine having to face some crappy news like that, that will effect your chickening from here on out.

Hope it turns out it is not to be Mareks and the rest of the flock is fine.

Yes it does suck. And it does affect how I have chickens. I was already planning on a closed flock, and only getting new from hatcheries. I have 15 pullets, really didn't want any more than that, and figured when they slowed down I would get more. I already have "chicken clothes and shoes" But I will now be changing into and out of them in the garage, bag my clothes and wash same day. Not sure what else I need to do. Other than the obvious of no selling/trading birds. I have no rooster so no fertile eggs. I am doing lots of reading, so I'm sure I'll find out more things I need to do and not do.

So far its one girl who is showing paralysis and 2 girls who have funny eyes. So probably all three will be culled this weekend.

Deb

 

[pbirdhaven]

if you have any other questions just ask. i just went through all of this.
is there a site on this? only thing cold find was the info for the state vet and they charge $88.

www.addl.purdue.edu

Oops, replied before I saw your next post. Is the $88 for blood testing? I've had necropsies done there for no charge.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Well major update

Momma turkey took the chicks like her own. I am dead excited about this.

All I have to worry about now is whether they get enough food and water in the pen.

I did sneak a picture of the chicks under, however it is on DH's phone. Hope to post it soon.

Really had some reservations about it working... Who knew!

thats awesome news! WTG! Next you can have her hatch for ya!