Npip Certification, Bio Security, Health Question

[rarebreedeggs4u]

I'm waiting for testing right now. It's not free here in Arkansas, but I think it's pretty cheap. $.15/bird, $.15 band (I'm thinking about wing banding them beforehand anyway), $7.00 per incubator swab (up to 3 per incubator), $30.00 testing fee.

 

[speckledhen]

In most states, you don't have to be NPIP or anything else to sell birds and eggs from your own property. I have no plans to ever become NPIP certified.

 

[rarebreedeggs4u]

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Arkansas law requires all birds going in and out of state to have been tested and the transporter to have the certificate in hand. Does anyone outside of NPIP tested flock owners know this? Nope, don't think so~LOL Birds go all over every day

I want to be certified so I can buy from and sell to those who are certified. It broadens my market, easy as that

 

[kennedyscochins]

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Arkansas law requires all birds going in and out of state to have been tested and the transporter to have the certificate in hand. Does anyone outside of NPIP tested flock owners know this? Nope, don't think so~LOL Birds go all over every day

I want to be certified so I can buy from and sell to those who are certified. It broadens my market, easy as that

Kentucky law is the same. You can't ship out of state without the certificates.

 

[speckledhen]

I meant literally from your own property boundaries, on your own land, not across any state lines.

As in, from your driveway. No NPIP required for that.

NPIP is usually only for pullorum and typhoid and in some locations, Avian Influenza. Unless you pay extra for the testing and it is done every few months, it does not test for the most common diseases of poultry nor does it mean your flock is completely healthy.

 

[EweSheep]

I might get flamed here but I have sent birds and eggs to NY, NC, GA, FL, IL and CO. NOT once they required NPIP papers from either post office. Yep that was AFTER 9/11 too! At that time I didn't know too much about NPIP stuff but would I do NPIP? I might but most cases, no and it was not cost effective for me to do so nor do I sell often and in large numbers.

There are plenty of non NPIP folks that do ship birds and eggs across the states and never got stopped or re routed back to the sender. I have talked to my good friend who is the USPS state inspector and he said they do not check for paperwork on the birds at all nor do they care that NPIP must be stamped. All it matters to them, is you paid for the postage and in proper box WITH filters such as Horizon shipping boxes, no exceptions. So when he said that, I figured I would go ahead and ship some eggs to CO and a young pullet to NY. Nada, no problems!

In the past year, I was not able to ship birds but can do hatching eggs. Talked to the gentleman at USPS and he said NPIP is not required but as long you can tell them it is hatching eggs, they will be careful with the package. (yeah right, might not be you Decatur USPS but I'm talking about the distribution center employees).

I have NO idea about the enforcement of NPIP in Illinois but do you really think they are checking every box of poultry coming in???? Anyone can put a bogus NPIP number and no one would stop the package and call the center about it. Too much time and money holding up a package.

 

[rarebreedeggs4u]

As I said, becoming NPIP certified just widens my selling market. A $150.00 or so investment per year is worth it if it enables me to sell more eggs or chicks, simple as that

 

[pips&peeps]

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Just because you don't get caught doesn't mean it isn't illegal.

 

[ninny]

Who do you contact about testing? And what happens once the tester is at your house? What happens if your birds do have something? This is very new to me.

 

[kennedyscochins]

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Hi, I posted on the previous page what happened once the tester was at my house if you want to read it. If you need more help, just PM me.