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OneMountainAcres said:
If you're too far from @fisherlady I'm sure you're too far from me too but just in case anyone is interested, I offer incubation services :) I have a couple people locally that I hatch for when they don't have any broody ladies.



I'm not. I considered it but right now, it's just not a possibility for me. Especially if I can't free range. Saddles and tutus are doing well for me though lol. I'll settle with shipping them all over the country and just sell chicks and poults locally :) Speaking of saddles, I thought I had a nice stockpile made up for this year... over 150 of different sizes...I think I'll be working on a bunch today, seeing as how I've sold 32 already since January 1st! Last year in January, I only sold 12 lol. I think popularity might be growing! @TillyPeeps they've dramatically improved since you got yours a few years ago :)
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Sounds great! I saw some of yours looking really cute. :droolI will get some for my girls for sure, but that will be a while since they haven't get into Dennis's incubator yet. :smack
 
DuckDuckSook said:
Southeastern PA here! Going to welcome our first flock of ducklings this spring and we can't wait! Counting down the days!
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Several of us are in the south east also, mostly Chester County, but kind of all over. I am getting a few duck eggs already, but trying to not incubate ducks until a bit later, when demand for ducklings picks up.
 
CuteFluffyButtSilkies said:
If I can't free range being NPIP isn't worth it for me. I use free ranging chickens to eat all my ticks. They did a better job than my Guineas ever did, all they did was fight with each other. Having Lyme and co infections, I can't afford getting bitten again. Without my free ranging chickens I get too many bites, many bites in a week.
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NPIP is very strict, definitely no free ranging. It is for people who show and want to make a substantial business, not the small flock owner, despite the propaganda from the government.
You can still sell eggs and birds without NPIP, in fact is is easier because you don't need to do all the paperwork.
NPIP is a holdover from the old days when Pullorum and Typhoid (a form of Salmonella) were prevalent and created economic issues. The current form does not test or prohibit selling of birds with the most prevalent diseases (Mareks and Mycoplasmas). If they did, very few sellers could get or maintain their certs and all the money collected for compliance would be lost. As for AI, if you have the low path (path = pathenogenic) version, your birds will recover and be immune, if you have the high path version, all your birds will die in a few days and every bird found within miles of your place will be killed by govt agents in white tyvek suites. So I don't worry about AI, it kills so quickly you will know if you have (had) it.
 
Removed the pools from the ducks this afternoon because it will be very cold the next 2 mornings. They were not happy about that. I see them swimming and when I put my hand in to pull the drain plug, it is freezing cold. It is hard to believe how much cold a duck can tolerate. And they are even happy with the cold water!
 
@dheltzel , wow!🥶 Maybe they are training for freezer camp?😏

Speaking of cold, felt like this lately?
 

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A friend of mine volunteers with Faithful Friends animal rescue in Wilmington Delaware. She just helped rescue a cute little flock that had no shelter at all and the owners were being evicted.
There is an Easter Egger hen and a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen and a white Silkie Roo. The production Red went missing before she could be rescued. The girls look like young red combed layers from the pictures I saw. I will post pictures tomorrow. They are looking for a home ASAP since Faithful Friends is more of a dog and cat place.
 
dheltzel said:
NPIP is very strict, definitely no free ranging. It is for people who show and want to make a substantial business, not the small flock owner, despite the propaganda from the government.
You can still sell eggs and birds without NPIP, in fact is is easier because you don't need to do all the paperwork.
NPIP is a holdover from the old days when Pullorum and Typhoid (a form of Salmonella) were prevalent and created economic issues. The current form does not test or prohibit selling of birds with the most prevalent diseases (Mareks and Mycoplasmas). If they did, very few sellers could get or maintain their certs and all the money collected for compliance would be lost. As for AI, if you have the low path (path = pathenogenic) version, your birds will recover and be immune, if you have the high path version, all your birds will die in a few days and every bird found within miles of your place will be killed by govt agents in white tyvek suites. So I don't worry about AI, it kills so quickly you will know if you have (had) it.
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That really sucks. I wanted to start showing but I need my free ranging flock for my health.
 
@Lelanae, I wish I could help, I’m not far from Wilmington, but I simply can’t pay adoption fees, not when I could spend that money buying top-quality birds from a good breeder. If they are interested in someone to temporarily foster the birds, I might be able to help them, especially if they can pay for food and any medicine they might need. If they don’t want to cross state lines, put a post on the Delaware thread. Fostering can give the rescue time to find a quality home that meets their standards.

If they are serious about foster care, I would appreciate if the birds were tested for worms and external parasites. So would anyone thinking of fostering or adopting. I have never had worms in my flock and I don’t want to introduce them. And tell the rescue not to expect veterinary care, nobody can afford that really. If they can do the cheap and simple stuff (fecal float worm test, treatment for external parasites, maybe even basic checks for common diseases), they will certainly find these birds a home much quicker.
 
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