Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

This just hit the medical wires yesterday...

The CDC described an eight-year investigation into salmonella illnesses, with more than 80 percent of the cases tied to a single hatchery in the western U.S. While CDC officials refused to identify the business, a previous report on the investigation by the health agency indicated it is in New Mexico.


Read more:
[COLOR=003399]http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/31/hundreds-salmonella-cases-tied-to-chicks/#ixzz1wVdu8nxl[/COLOR]

http://www.webmd.com/news/20120530/thousands-of-infections-from-1-poultry-hatchery

Hmmm... my chicks came from New Mexico (I ordered from Welp, but they have a "ship point" in New Mexico). Well, I suppose that if they have salmonella we would have been sick by now...

One in Ohio too apparently:
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...atchery-now-linked-to-salmonella-in-23-states

They will use this to attack the back yard chicken movement. Not a good time for a report like this to come out. I mean, 300 cases since 2004 related to handling of live poultry out of 50 million chicks shipped each year (since 2004 that would be 400 million chicks?!?). That seems to me to be a small % to me. Most of those cases were children under 5. The message should not be "raising backyard chickens is hazardous". It should be "don't let little kids cuddle and kiss chicks" and make them wash after playing with them, but that won't be the message that is sent.


Oh great mine came from Ohio ( Meyer Hatchery is where MPC ships from) Maybe that's why 4 of my first shipment died? The new girls seem just fine and are on medicated chick starter. Something to be said for hatching your own I guess. I don't know of any other hatchery in Ohio do you guys? Must be Meyer.
 
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This just hit the medical wires yesterday...

The CDC described an eight-year investigation into salmonella illnesses, with more than 80 percent of the cases tied to a single hatchery in the western U.S. While CDC officials refused to identify the business, a previous report on the investigation by the health agency indicated it is in New Mexico.

Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/31/hundreds-salmonella-cases-tied-to-chicks/#ixzz1wVdu8nxl

http://www.webmd.com/news/20120530/thousands-of-infections-from-1-poultry-hatchery

Hmmm... my chicks came from New Mexico (I ordered from Welp, but they have a "ship point" in New Mexico). Well, I suppose that if they have salmonella we would have been sick by now...

One in Ohio too apparently:
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...atchery-now-linked-to-salmonella-in-23-states

They will use this to attack the back yard chicken movement. Not a good time for a report like this to come out. I mean, 300 cases since 2004 related to handling of live poultry out of 50 million chicks shipped each year (since 2004 that would be 400 million chicks?!?). That seems to me to be a small % to me. Most of those cases were children under 5. The message should not be "raising backyard chickens is hazardous". It should be "don't let little kids cuddle and kiss chicks" and make them wash after playing with them, but that won't be the message that is sent.
Agree. My Bantam Cochin went to school yesterday to visit my sons first grade class. I was as nervous about them getting my chicken sick as I was about the chicken getting the kids sick. Antibacterial wipes before and after, and everyone had a great time. Children soak up a love for animals, but protecting them is important too. You never know what a chicken or a kid has on their hands (feet, feathers...) I brought wipes that smell good, so they wanted to wipe their hands.
I am happy to report that Miss Boots (the Cochin) didn't even poop once, so the kids were spared THAT!

The government WILL use this since they like to regulate every little thing. The attack on raw milk is a perfect example. If they can't regulate and tax it, it's simply not allowed. this morning on the news they want to ban all sugary drinks. My kids don't drink soda, but honestly, if they did, I'd prefer them drinking regular soda than the chemicals in diet stuff. The government just can't stay out of our business. OH, and they also reported that NYers are even FATTER now, with the regulations on food, than before! Ugh, don't get me started.
 
Ok, I gave in. Notice anything different above my avatar?
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I'm not sure their attack on the backyard
chicken movement will do much. Maybe people
will try and find local breeders instead of
using hatcheries. When I was in Shirley Feed
on Wednesday afternoon there were 4 of us
buying chicken feed and the lady behind the
counter said she owns 3 bantams. I think there
are a lot more local chicken owners than we
know about. Also when I went to pick up my
day olds at the post office the 2 women working
there were telling me how cute the little chirps
are and they seemed disappointed that I was
taking them home lol. I also got stopped by
someone waiting on line for details on how and
where I bought them. Chickens are getting very
popular and the government would have to do
something very drastic and unpopular to stop it.

Of coarse they didn't mention how many people
get sick from salmonella from grocery store food
or fast food. Ugh I wish I could go back in time to
when my parents were growing up. Things were
do much simpler. My mom lived on a little farm in
queens. They had chickens Ducks Friut trees their
neighbor had horses, in Queens lol.
I really need to move to some backwater Podunk
Town to be happy.
 
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That is one of the reasons we don't put our towns on our profile, and a big reason alot of the professional local breeders are not NPIP certified.
Did you guys know that the president of oops, I almost gave him away, a major chicken club lives in Centereach, just minutes away from where my DH grew up?
I know I am not legal....as are alot of us.
But there are crack houses all over the place, and here we are hiding because we own chickens.
Go figure.
I mailed a letter and brought Dandelion, my Showgirl Silkie, to the post office with me.
What a blast! I said I just wanted to show them what's inside those very important boxes I come pick up at 5am.
They all had a smile when I left.
 
My brother wants 3 of my chicks.
My moms friend who lives in mastic
keeps comming over to see my chicks.
She says her neighbor has chickens.
I may have converted 2 people to our
side :)

On another note. Still no pips from my GCM
eggs. Darn it. Shipped eggs are such a gamble.
 
That is one of the reasons we don't put our towns on our profile, and a big reason alot of the professional local breeders are not NPIP certified.
Did you guys know that the president of oops, I almost gave him away, a major chicken club lives in Centereach, just minutes away from where my DH grew up?
I know I am not legal....as are alot of us.
But there are crack houses all over the place, and here we are hiding because we own chickens.
Go figure.
I mailed a letter and brought Dandelion, my Showgirl Silkie, to the post office with me.
What a blast! I said I just wanted to show them what's inside those very important boxes I come pick up at 5am.
They all had a smile when I left.


Roberta, not only are you the Chicken Fairy Godmother, but you are also the Chicken Good Will Ambassador!
 

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