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If I recall correctly from the early '80's AI epidemic, a government agency basically tested all flocks and if any AI was found, entire flock was destroyed.

Up until that time there was little to no biosecurity. If you pass a major poultry production place to this day, you will likely see no trespassing, biosecurity area signs.

IF there is a major outbreak, you likely will be tested and likely will lose your flocks.

I remember 100's of 1000's of birds being destroyed. It took the poultry industry years to repopulate.

To this day, poultry workers disinfect between farms and disinfect their equipment, trucks, clothes, tools. Things didn't used to be this way.

I believe AI has been isolated in Novia Scotia, as well. Much closer to home and in the eastern flyway.

I have been in poultry houses that hold >100,000 chickens with multiple houses side by side. My small flock vs their livelyhood, I know who will win.
 
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Happens daily here. Chickens & turkeys both walk right in if you don't close the door quick enough. Spoiled brats!
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Lol, glad to hear I'm not the only one.

Look what I found at the Goodwill outlet store today. I wonder if it means anything?

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Probably an advertising shirt for a seasoning company....

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This article is about a type of marinade. For a method of food preparation indigenous to the Philippines with the same name, see Philippine adobo.


Lomo en adobo — pork loin marinated in adobo.


Chipotles en adobo — smoked, ripe jalepeño peppers in adobo.


Peruvian adobo chicken made from dried aji panca (yellow lantern chili, Capsicum chinense)
Adobo or Adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of raw food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. The Portuguese variant is known as Carne de Vinha d' Alhos.
The practice is native to Iberia, namely Spanish cuisine[1] and Portuguese cuisine. It was widely adopted in Latin America and other Spanish and Portuguese colonies, including the Azores and Madeira.
In the Philippines, the name adobo was given by the Spanish colonists to an indigenous cooking method that also uses vinegar,[2][3] which although superficially similar had developed independent of Spanish influence
 
maybe I should just shut down the poultry operation and open a wild animal sanctuary, and charge admission.
since all that has happened, I usually have binoculars in my pocket,.I sat and watched a pair of birds today, I have no idea what they were but they were awesome...huge wing span that glided, they would land and chatter to each other, not the shrill off a hawk....they had brown bodies with pure white heads. rather large birds, but the pigeons did not seem to be bothered by them....watched a fox offf in the distance also, can you tell I got very little work done today..


I am in the middle of many poultry farms, I am sure if a problem comes up in this area, they will shut me down quickly....I remember the devastation from the 80's, I certainly would not fight them..
 
wingstone said:
maybe I should just shut down the poultry operation and open a wild animal sanctuary, and charge admission.
since all that has happened, I usually have binoculars in my pocket,.I sat and watched a pair of birds today, I have no idea what they were but they were awesome...huge wing span that glided, they would land and chatter to each other, not the shrill off a hawk....they had brown bodies with pure white heads. rather large birds, but the pigeons did not seem to be bothered by them....watched a fox offf in the distance also,  can you tell I got very little work done today..


I am in the middle of many poultry farms, I am sure if a problem comes up in this area, they will shut me down quickly....I remember the devastation from the 80's, I certainly would not fight them..
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Probably bald eagles. They wander this way. We've seen them in my neighborhood.
 
Over 50 chicks hatched this week! Including 2 more Midget White turkeys. I love raising turkey poults, they are so much more imprinted on me than the chicks, they run over and eat from my hand every time.

I'm also trying fermented feed for the first time. Just a quart jar's worth to feed to the older chicks until I learn what I'm doing. I'm not sure how to quantify the benefits, but mostly I want to make them tamer by having them eat treats like the FF in my presence. They seem to like it well enough. I was feeding them wetted food before and so it was not a big difference for them.
 
dheltzel said:
Over 50 chicks hatched this week! Including 2 more Midget White turkeys. I love raising turkey poults, they are so much more imprinted on me than the chicks, they run over and eat from my hand every time.

I'm also trying fermented feed for the first time. Just a quart jar's worth to feed to the older chicks until I learn what I'm doing. I'm not sure how to quantify the benefits, but mostly I want to make them tamer by having them eat treats like the FF in my presence. They seem to like it well enough. I was feeding them wetted food before and so it was not a big difference for them.
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congratulations on your hatch!

I love doing the fermented feed. I use a 5 gallon bucket and a plastic ladle that I drilled holes in for draining. Every day I just scoop out what I need into the bowls then refill it with dry feed and more water. I can't wait to get it back out to the garage though. I'm tired of it taking up scale on my counter.
 
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