Texas

[Kiki]

At a guess 50 chicks, from 2 months down to 2 days. It's ridiculous everyone I've spoken to personally has had this done & yes the person showed up and tested every single bird older than 16 months.. But no way did they say you can't have chicks. Chicks are hatched from my birds from my eggs. No they aren't kept in same pens but in the same yard. Personally I think this rule is getting confused. Yes for first time testers all flock members of laying age have to be tested. But it never says you can't have chicks younger than 16 weeks on the premises. Once you've been tested in every following year they only test a certain percentage or a bird from each breeding group. That is my understanding on how it is supposed to be done.

Woah woah.....
Stop. Take a deep breath and call and or email:

J.C. Essler
Poultry Programs Administrator
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

P.O. Drawer 3040 | College Station, TX 77841-3040
p: (979) 845-3414 |
[email protected]
http://tvmdl.tamu.edu


He is extremely nice and he is THE MAN in charge of NPIP here in Texas.
He will help you to understand everything.

 

[Kiki]

Once you've been tested in every following year they only test a certain percentage <partially correct or a bird from each breeding group. COMPLETELY false. /QUOTE]


Partially correct because it depends on the size of the whole flock.

 

[Kiki]

If you have less than 500 birds you can count on having them all tested again the second year too.

 

[Kiki]

At a guess 50 chicks, from 2 months down to 2 days. It's ridiculous everyone I've spoken to personally has had this done & yes the person showed up and tested every single bird older than 16 months.. But no way did they say you can't have chicks. Chicks are hatched from my birds from my eggs. No they aren't kept in same pens but in the same yard. Personally I think this rule is getting confused. Yes for first time testers all flock members of laying age have to be tested. But it never says you can't have chicks younger than 16 weeks on the premises. Once you've been tested in every following year they only test a certain percentage or a bird from each breeding group. That is my understanding on how it is supposed to be done.

Do you happen to use and incubator and have over 100 birds?
There is also something called a Hatchery Fluff Sampling test I can preform but I do not know if you qualify for that.
Please, I urge you to contact Mr. Essler.
There is a way to obtain the NPIP.
I promise.

 

[Raenh]

What is the NPIP for? What I'm really asking, is do I need to worry about it?

 

[Kiki]

What is the NPIP for? What I'm really asking, is do I need to worry about it?

The cliff note answer:

If you want to show birds and or ship birds to other states it may be easier/less work to be NPIP.
Both of the above CAN be done without NPIP.

 

[Raenh]

The cliff note answer:

If you want to show birds and or ship birds to other states it may be easier/less work to be NPIP.
Both of the above CAN be done without NPIP.

Thank you

 

[Kiki]

Thank you

I hoped that helped.
If not I can try to explain another way...I think.

 

[OneLuckeyWife]

I’m in Alvin, Texas.

I need a home for 2 of my roosters. 1 is a Rhode Island Red and the other is a Light Brahma.

Production RIR is named Pidgey. He is a character. Protective of his flock. Doesn’t want to held but will eat out of your hand. He jumps onto our roof and hangs out. Hops the fence and steals the neighbors’ dog food. He will go up against my dog, 30lb Australian Shepherd. I don’t have a picture of him.

Light Brahma is named Big Waddles. His waddles are massive! He is very sweet. Doesn’t like to held but will let you hold him. He’ll eat out your hand and walks into our house. Picture attached.

 

[OneLuckeyWife]

I have
2-barred rock
2-rhode island reds
2-black sexlinked
3-Golden sexlinked
@JudysMuscovy

Would you like a RIR or Light Brahma roo? We have to many roosters.