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[browncow15]

Just received this email from the Indiana BOAH. I imagine any of you that have participated in the T-12 testing program got it to. I thought I'd put it out there though since it includes new stipulations about buying and selling birds, including privately.




To ISPA T-12 Participants And Interested Parties:

Please see the recent update to the Indiana Board of Animal Health’s (BOAH’s) Bird Movement Ban.

ANIMAL HEALTH ADVISORY
BOAH Modifies Bird Movement Ban to Poultry Species
(9 July 2015)

Beginning July 10, 2015, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) ban on commingling of all bird species at events and sales will be limited to poultry species only.

Non-poultry species, including parrots, parakeets, canaries, doves and pigeons, may resume normal movements, including participation in exhibitions, sales and other commingled events.

Species that are defined as poultry under Indiana law are still subject to the movement ban until Sept. 17, 2015. BOAH established that date based upon World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards. Sept. 17 is 90 days after the last U.S. case.

Indiana law defines the following species as poultry:
Chickens;
Turkeys;
Ostriches;
Emus;
Rheas;
Cassowaries;
Waterfowl (any domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks and geese);
Game birds (including pheasants, partridges, quail, pea fowl, grouse, and guinea fowl).

New Traceability Rules for Poultry
Beginning Sept. 17, 2015, poultry species will be subject to Indiana’s traceability requirements, like other livestock species. This requirement is a permanent requirement to Indiana law.

Anyone who buys, sells, leases, barters or exchanges poultry within Indiana must maintain a record of the transaction for 3 years. (This requirement is similar to other livestock species.) The following information must be recorded:
Number and breed of poultry;
Any individual animal identification present on the poultry;
Name and address of the seller, lessor or owner; and
Name and address of the purchaser, lessee or recipient.

Individuals do not have to maintain records of sales directly to an approved slaughter facility or through an approved livestock facility, because these facilities are required to collect that information.

More information about HPAI and Indiana’s bird movement requirements (including importation standards) is online at: www.boah.in.gov.
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Denise Derrer
Public Information Director
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
Discovery Hall, Ste. 100
1202 E. 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205-2898
Phone: 317-544-2414
www.boah.in.gov

Thanks,

Chelsie

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Chelsie Lawyer
Poultry Health Specialist
Indiana State Poultry Association
Purdue University, Animal Sciences
915 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
PH: 765-494-8517
FX: 765-496-1600
Website: www.inpoultry.org
Twitter: @instpoultry
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[Indyshent]

I've been treating with Corid to young and old because of the wet conditions. Even older birds can get cocci.

Good dry dust bath area would perk them up and help with external parasites because they're not getting regular dust baths.

I have a yearling Pea that's got a occasional sneeze. Im sure it's the weather as they sleep outside by choice.

Sweet PDZ + fine wood flakes + some handy good smelling, fly-repelling herbs = perfect dust bath area

I went into the coop last night and found a couple hens looking dead on the floor. Nope, just feeling really relaxed during their dust baths. They had scratched all of the bedding up against the coop door. Mountain of wood chips. Normally the girls bathe in the dust by the tree or in the back corner of the yard, but since this rain hasn't let up for days, well, the coop's the bet and only option for a really good bath.

 

[minmin1258]

Wanted t pop in and say Hi, not much happening around here lately. Except last week I lost a family of five Silkies due to copperhead bites. Unfortunately the family I lost was Earl, Diamond and three two day old chicks. I was so angry and disappointed, why couldn't it have been my mean abusive roo and his witchy mate instead of the sweet gentle ones? Since that day I've killed an adult and five "baby" snakes around my yard. All Copperheads!
Oh well I just wanted t pop in and let ya all know I've been thinking about ya and miss ya. I'm not going to go back and read all the posts I've missed because is too hard t catch up. Ya'll take care and know I'm thinking about you.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Wanted t pop in and say Hi, not much happening around here lately. Except last week I lost a family of five Silkies due to copperhead bites. Unfortunately the family I lost was Earl, Diamond and three two day old chicks. I was so angry and disappointed, why couldn't it have been my mean abusive roo and his witchy mate instead of the sweet gentle ones? Since that day I've killed an adult and five "baby" snakes around my yard. All Copperheads!
Oh well I just wanted t pop in and let ya all know I've been thinking about ya and miss ya. I'm not going to go back and read all the posts I've missed because is too hard t catch up. Ya'll take care and know I'm thinking about you.

How sad. I hope you got all of the snakes.

Its the rain here that is our biggest problem. Than and growing does. There are now 2 places in fencing that will need to be fixed tonight. But of course we need to add wood chips to our little path to keep it from floating. Too much rain is just not what I really wanted this year.

 

[kittydoc]

Ugh I am so sick of this muddy soggy mess. Some of my birds are starting to sneeze a bit. Not sure if I should treat them with anything.

My younger birds seem to be handling it the worst.

All of my birds seem tired and cold...just kinda fluffed out. Is this normal for the weather or could it be something else?

Also here is an AI update from the state: http://www.in.gov/boah/files/Modified_Ban_July_10-15_AnH_Advy(3).pdf

My youngest birds outside (a little over 3 months old) are sneezing just the littlest bit, and just a few birds, but it's the FIRST time I've had any birds sneeze at all in the 5 years we've had them. No other signs at all. I've stopped letting them out in the yard when it's a mudbath. There's no discharge anywhere, no discoloration anywhere, no swelling anywhere, no fever, no "feeling off" among any of them, no loss of appetite--just a very occasional petite sneeze. I'm glad to hear I am not alone. I also wondered if it was all the wetness. Their indoor run is, thankfully, dry, and I've been changing out their bedding every single day. The birds adjacent to their pen are all well, so I do not think it is anything contagious, or you all know I'd be treating them, LOL. This time, I just don't see any real illness. I think it's environmental and I'm doing what I can. All we can do is keep their indoor runs and bedding as dry as possible. Even though it may not be poopy, it can still be damp from all this rain and humidity, so maybe change it out a bit more often.

I would be concerned that your birds seem tired and cold. Mine do not. Depends on the breed somewhat probably. If you're that are puffed out and cold are smaller birds or have less dense/waterproof plumage, that might explain why. Mine are mostly Orps and very tolerant of almost all temps we get here, and they don't mind getting wet. I never see my Ameracauna wet at all, so I know she avoids rain at all cost.

My silly BOs don't care if they look like they've been mud wrestling, and none of my adults seem bothered at all--except that it's hard to feed treats on the ground when the ground is a mud pit. It dries up as quickly as it gets soaking wet, given a chance. It's time (past time) for DH to get out there with the tiller and turn all the yuck on top down, and bring up healthier soil (also composting the top yuck at the same time), but he can't run the tiller in slop. During the last dry period, we did OTHER yard/chicken stuff that also needed to be done, but tiller time is next time it gets down to even moist soil. The birds love it, it makes everything smell better, and then he can plant another section of rye grass for the birds, too. I just wonder if this rain is ever going to stop, and/or if we are going to get a bone-dry August/September as payback.

 

[kittydoc]

@minmin1258 I'm sorry for your grisly losses. Hope you killed all the snakes, too. Yuck. I know they serve a purpose (like eating rats and other rodents), but I could be joyous in a world without them. My reaction to snakes is kill first, ask questions later...

 

[minmin1258]

Need some info please. I just committed to buying two Broad breasted Bronze Toms for $30.00. Are BBBs the ones that can't mate? If so I'm not going to get a hen (or three). These birds are more or less rescue birds, the owner passed away and son said if he can't sell off all of them he was just going t turn everything loose up in the hills. So help me out with info please. Do I need special feed? They are 4months old (he thinks). How long til butchering age? How big of a pen do I need for them? Any help is appreciated. Thx

 

[kittydoc]

They are really mellow with people, they're just tearing the girls up, and it doesn't seem to be as much their spurs as they're just clumsy and rough with them. I've got saddles on a few because they've actually tore them open but I can't afford 30 saddles

Have you trimmed the roos' nails? If their spurs aren't bad, it has to be their toenails. Wash their feet so you can see where the quick is, like with a dog or cat, and cut close but not TOO close to the quick. Get the razor sharp ends off, and maybe file them a little after the trim to get rid of sharp (but blunt) ends.

 

[Indyshent]

Need some info please. I just committed to buying two Broad breasted Bronze Toms for $30.00. Are BBBs the ones that can't mate? If so I'm not going to get a hen (or three). These birds are more or less rescue birds, the owner passed away and son said if he can't sell off all of them he was just going t turn everything loose up in the hills. So help me out with info please. Do I need special feed? They are 4months old (he thinks). How long til butchering age? How big of a pen do I need for them? Any help is appreciated. Thx

BBB are too big to mate naturally by the time they get to maturity (8mos). They crush hens so industry professionals keep the genders separates to prevent crushed hens, but also to lessen fighting between males and because the genders are butchered at different ages. BBB hens are butchered at 4mos, and toms are butchered at 5mos. If you want them to beef up quickly, use meatbird feed. Meatbirds prefer a higher protein diet to support their rapid weight gain, but they can be slowed down by limiting feed (how the professionals keep their breeding stock alive) or by giving them more room and incentive to move (free-ranging, a yard, etc).

I brood mine with ducks and chickens. They require no special housing but at four months of age, count on them clearing a 4-ft fence and climbing/roosting in trees. This is particularly true for hens, but my toms have both had a penchant for roosting on grills and trashcans. Yours may need to be socialized with your flock through a fence. Something I've noticed has been a marked dislike for new birds (especially ducklings) once turkeys get to about that age. Any new birds will have to be gradually brought in with supervision and, preferably, sturdy fences because turkeys can do severe damage to other birds (usually through very strong pecks to the head and neck) and even kill them.

If needed, I could theoretically help take in birds. BBBs do not fair well in the wild; they simply get too big and have too large a developmental and metabolic strain on their bodies. Cheerfully enough, many of their "wild" instincts remain pretty much intact.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Congratulations to @pipdzipdnreadytogo !!

She was awarded a BYC "Friend" Award this quarter!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...cator-friend-spirit-greeter/200#post_15524802