North Carolina

[jtbass2756]

What did you use to blow them out or was it just
good old lung power.....and how did you find the
true ends?

LOLOL I always used good ole lung power but there are little gadgets you can find on line...don't remember the costs...Good luck, the more your talk them, the more I am thinking about doing it myself....Hmmmmmmmmmmmm LOL

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

It would seem the month of March is holding up to
the old saying ' In like a lion'.....I can only hope it
holds to the second part of the saying ' Out like a lamb'.
Our hens are doing the 'spit and sputter' routine on
laying.....they don't know if they should lay or stop.
The cold days have them confuzzled.

hope everyone has a good day

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

I went a bit egg-blowing nuts last year and have boxes of blown eggs! I still blow special ones, but not all the dog food eggs!

[COLOR=008000]What did you use to blow them out or was it just[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]good old lung power.....and how did you find the[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]true ends?[/COLOR]

I've got an egg blower, but someone who does pysanki said she uses a small air compressor and it works much better and faster. You can also use a large syringe.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

I've got an egg blower, but someone who does pysanki said she uses a small air compressor and it works much better and faster. You can also use a large syringe.

How did you find the center of the top and bottom........think
I might need to find those points so I don't drill the wrong
spot and then the egg hangs slightly off center.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

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I only drill one hole, and I wing it. Some end up not centered, but they won't be hung up.


NPIP testing got done this morning. Pullorum is done on the spot. AI results take two weeks. Turns out I have 84 birds. Not too bad. I asked a bunch of questions, although I know I will think of more.

1. Unlike many states, NC does not allow people to take a class on testing and collect their own samples.
2. Every bird is tested annually for Pullorum. AI testing is quarterly and when Pullorum is not being done they just test 15 random birds.
3. NC does not require the extensive records that some states do. For in-state, you just give a buyer your NPIP number and that's it.
4. Next time I will find out what size needle they use and provide them. They used the same needle on every bird, which is horrible technique.
5. The time they said they would come is not the time they will actually come. They were an hour early.

 

[starlingdaly]

I only drill one hole, and I wing it.  Some end up not centered, but they won't be hung up.


NPIP testing got done this morning.  Pullorum is done on the spot.  AI results take two weeks.  Turns out I have 84 birds.  Not too bad.  I asked a bunch of questions, although I know I will think of more. 

1. Unlike many states, NC does not allow people to take a class on testing and collect their own samples.
2. Every bird is tested annually for Pullorum.  AI testing is quarterly and when Pullorum is not being done they just test 15 random birds.
3. NC does not require the extensive records that some states do.  For in-state, you just give a buyer your NPIP number and that's it.
4. Next time I will find out what size needle they use and provide them.  They used the same needle on every bird, which is horrible technique.
5. The time they said they would come is not the time they will actually come.  They were an hour early. 

Thank you for sharing! I tried calling yesterday for NPIP testing and for some reason it is like following a trail of breadcrumbs only to find that the person you need to talk to is not in their office but they'll call you back. And then you're not called back.
So hopefully I'll be able to get this done before the move. I want to keep my birds here and start fresh on new land if there is anything even remotely wrong with them. Hope not though

 

[BHep]

1st goslings of the season hatched.

 

[Lizabelsherrill]

1st goslings of the season hatched.

They are too cute!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

1st goslings of the season hatched.

Awwwww........SOOOOO cute

I miss my geese

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

I see Mother Nature is watering the garden again. I like
a gentle rain.....it is soothing......but I just hope none of the
girls feels a need to lay an egg in the mud.

hope everyone has a good day