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MotorcycleChick said:
What is the FIRST thing you do when missing eggs?
Please respond, I will be back on in half an hour.
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Than answer is you check for hidden nests. I do check, or I DID a few times. Then thismorning I was in the chick room (expansion when I got the new chicks. Now open for anyone that wants to go in there) looking at where I was going to put the new nest boxes. I turned, checked food/ water supply, talked to the chick in there, got up, and froze. Am I seeing what I think I am seeing? NAAAAH!! So I came in the house to get the camera.

Apparently I was right about this room being the best place for nest boxes. It is dark, warmer in the winter, cleaner, and quiet. Unfortunately, that is not the corner the boxes are going in.
I last checked for eggs in this area about two days ago. Ten eggs (plus two in the box) for 5 layers.
Okay, it has been longer. It is killing me not knowing HOW long! I want to know how many eggs I am getting /day!
 
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Duh! Maybe some were laid this morning. That makes more sense.
BTW, ignore that I started the previous post with "than" instead of "the".
 
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barbiegirl said:
Sally my silkie has hatched some silver laced wyandottes. She still has some eggs but I have seen 3 peeps so far, one under each wing and 1 under her fuzzy butt.
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Wow! Silver laced Wyandottes! I'm jealous.

So many posts... about 100 that I want to respond to... Can't seem to remember them all, if only my attention span wasn't so tiny.

My Dane, Peach got a free pass this time... No Cancer! Thanks for all the well wishes.

The work that you're doing to arrange a clean swap, and a meet up for everyone is amazing, Chad.

I am not NPIP. I got my CPT license this spring with Ropo. (certified poultry technician). I got mine primarily so that I could do the mandatory blood testing for our 4H club. They provided spent white leghorn layers for us to learn on and we did not have to kill them afterward -in fact, I'm convinced that Ropo smuggled one out in the tyvek suit they had us wear -She LOVED them.

Although the $1.50/per bird does not sound expensive, in order to test clean, you must test a minimum of 30 birds, or your whole flock if you have less than 30. The only birds that have to be banded are the ones who have a 'possible positive' in the field testing for Pullorum. Those birds have to have their blood tested for both AI (avian influenza) and Pullorum at the lab, so the actual cost can vary. And this is only if you're doing the blood draw yourself as CPT or Veterinarians can charge a bundle to do the blood draw -Ropo got an outrageous estimate on testing her flock, so she got the certification on her own.

The license I was given is only good until December, so I'm hoping to sit in on another class so I can be certified for next year as well.

The testing that PA requires for shows is for AI and Pullorum only. So diseases like Mareks, which is devastating and can wipe out your whole flock can slip through. Mareks is spread through dander so can easily be spread at a swap where you are handling birds and getting their dander on your hands, clothing, ect. Can't be stressed enough, QUARANTINE when you get home. Scrub your shoes, shower, and burn your clothes. Ok, maybe just wash em.

Time to walk the puppy. Hope everyone is enjoying the glorious day!



 
Blarney, They said that all the birds under 300 in flock should be tested, live birds can be brought to the training and than taken home afterwards as they are keeping everyone away from one another for safety sake. Soo does that mean I can add ya to the list?
 
Wanted to share my grow out pens with you all.

I have decided to only work on calico silkies. My pretty calico girl came from a partridge pen, so that is the only color baby I kept out of my hatches. Here they both are with my 3 polish kiddos.




And here is my big grow out pen full of bantam MF cochins, bantam b/b/s and lav ameraucana and one blue bantam langshan of RoPo's.




Another shot of that pen.




I am so glad to be done hatching (except for the RoPo eggs under my hen) and am eager to see how these little ones grow!
 

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