Is this true????

[flakey chick]

I think it would be very interesting to see what policies other feed stores in your area have. Minimum of 6? Need all your personal info?

 

[wegotchickens]

The minimum of 6 is required in lots of states to avoid the Easter chick-giving. They think buying 6 means you are committed to caring for them and raising the birds correctly, where a single chick is more likely to be neglected, lonely, and suffer.

 

[speckledhen]

Honestly, I doubt the real reason is because of bird flu. (Where have they been anyway? Planet Zartek? There is no H5N1 here).
I will no longer be purchasing any hatchery birds due to reasons that aren't relevant to this thread, but if I did, they would get no personal information and I pay cash for all feedstore purchases. Certainly, they can refuse to sell to me, I suppose. I'll get my birds elsewhere. There are many ways to build a flock other than buying from TSC.

 

[idealpoultry]

If any of you could you please tell me which town you were in a TSC that is discussing AI it would be very helpful. We are working with TSC corporate to get these rumors stopped.

Teri Adcox
Ideal Poultry

 

[idealpoultry]

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has ‘strongly recommended’ that Tractor Supply Company (TSC) gather personal information from their customers when they purchase baby poultry. This is not in compliance with the current laws. The current law is stated below and I have bolded the portion of the law that applied to this situation.

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Texas Administrative Code
TITLE 4
AGRICULTURE
PART 2
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 54
DOMESTIC AND EXOTIC FOWL REGISTRATION
RULE §54.3 Registration Exemption
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(a) The commission may exempt from registration a person participating in a disease surveillance program recognized by the commission.

(b) The commission recognizes the following disease surveillance programs:

(1) National Poultry Improvement Plan ("NPIP") with the "U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' ("PT") and "U.S. Avian Influenza Clean" ("LPAI") programs

(2) The Texas Poultry Federation Avian Influenza Monitoring Program

(3) sellers, distributor or transporter of only fowl classified as baby poultry, at the time of receipt, from NPIP hatchery and accompanied by NPIP Form 9-3, or APHIS Form 17-6.

(c) A disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section may request approval for recognition provided it contains the following minimum elements:

(1) Verifiable disease testing protocol
(2) Includes PT and LPAI requirements
(3) Specified risk based sample size

(d) In order to recognize a disease surveillance program not identified in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall submit a detailed explanation of the surveillance program to the Executive Director for consideration. A decision to recognize a disease surveillance program will be provided to the requestor within 30 days of receipt by the Executive Director.

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We believe that the TAHC has overstepped their authority in the case of ‘highly recommending’ to TSC that they obtain personal information from their customers that purchase baby poultry. We are asking that you contact Andy Schwartz DVM at the TAHC [email protected] and that you also file a complaint with the TAHC at [email protected]. Ideal Poultry is strongly against the position taken by the TAHC on this issue and would appreciate you contacting your local State Representative and Senator, National Representative and Senator and the TAHC. Your actions can and will help the poultry industry in the State of Texas as well as future Federal legislation.

 

[TriciaHowe]

I just bought 8 chicks here from my TSC in FL. and there was a minimum of 6. When I asked it was not because of any bird flu thing(according to my TSC), it was to keep people from buying just 1 because they are "cute" and not having a way to provide for it when it's not so cute

To be spreading that there is bird flu in the US is just reckless on the part of the store manager.....