Silkie thread!

[blkpoodles]

i plan on being npip, still waiting for the vet to call me back lol

 

[chickendales]

i well in a year or 2 when i get my stuff around

 

[marquisella]

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i do not have npip registered flock have pullorom free flock that i test yearly and then i test birds that im showing with in 90 days of the show and all new birds i add

Every state is not the same. Since there hasn't been anyone with PUllorum in NY in a lot of years, they only test a percentage of your flock.
Last year, the state let go a lot of testers, so now, the testers have twice as much area to cover, so they dropped the maximum down to 30. It used to be 100 max. I think.
They only test over 4 months old. Theoretically, if you get eggs or birds from someone that does not test, your NPIP certification is null. They ask you if you have, so its an honor system. They also just ask you about your facilities. Do you have rodent control? Yes, I have 2 barn cats. That was good enough. Since my incubator is in my house, they did't ask to see it.
If its in a barn, they look. Other than that, its pretty easy. They are not concerned about cobwebs, etc. nor did they even look in the coops.
Since the decrease of testers, you have to make your request for testing about 4 months in advance, and keep hounding them until they come.

You get certified for 1 year, whether its your first time or not. What they do that they don't tell up front is they GPS your farm, so you are then forever on the governments books.
Some people may not like that. If there is an outbreat of a serious poultry disease that requires depopulation within 10 mile, and your farm is within that area, your birds are also depopulated...that is the drawback.

 

[Aria]

New to this. What is "smutt"?

 

[chickendales]

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i do not have npip registered flock have pullorom free flock that i test yearly and then i test birds that im showing with in 90 days of the show and all new birds i add

Every state is not the same. Since there hasn't been anyone with PUllorum in NY in a lot of years, they only test a percentage of your flock.
Last year, the state let go a lot of testers, so now, the testers have twice as much area to cover, so they dropped the maximum down to 30. It used to be 100 max. I think.
They only test over 4 months old. Theoretically, if you get eggs or birds from someone that does not test, your NPIP certification is null. They ask you if you have, so its an honor system. They also just ask you about your facilities. Do you have rodent control? Yes, I have 2 barn cats. That was good enough. Since my incubator is in my house, they did't ask to see it.
If its in a barn, they look. Other than that, its pretty easy. They are not concerned about cobwebs, etc. nor did they even look in the coops.
Since the decrease of testers, you have to make your request for testing about 4 months in advance, and keep hounding them until they come.

You get certified for 1 year, whether its your first time or not. What they do that they don't tell up front is they GPS your farm, so you are then forever on the governments books.
Some people may not like that. If there is an outbreat of a serious poultry disease that requires depopulation within 10 mile, and your farm is within that area, your birds are also depopulated...that is the drawback.

thank goodness i live michigan and any one over age 18 can become state tester and i can test my own birds

 

[chickendales]

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the black in ur buffs tail and wings

 

[peepblessed]

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Oh, darn! You got me all excited wondering what a tiger silkie looked like!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

They also ask if you purchased any birds/eggs. So I save the vs 9-3 forms when I purchase eggs and just hand them over to the tester.

 

[chickendales]

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yes i know
im tester for npip

 

[robin416]

I've read through all of the posts regarding NPIP and what is expected when the tester arrives. Thing is much of what has been written is no where near what they do or ask when the tester comes to test my flock. It was already mentioned "every state is different." So, the obvious answer is unless someone from your state answered the question on becoming NPIP certified then you still don't know what your State's requirements are. Call your State Vet, ask them what they expect or need or want.

If you go by what is said here you could find out you over prepared or are not prepared enough.