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[ronott1]

Thanks Ron, me too! I'm still expecting to see losses but everyone is doing well right now, knock on wood, keep my fingers crossed while rubbing a rabbit's foot.....

I sold two Pita Pinta to a Friend several years ago. One of them died at about three years old and went in for necropsy. She did not have mareks. The Friend bought a new older hen in and she died last week from Mareks cancer. The remaining pita pinta is still mareks free.

This is good news because the Lab here told me about 5 years ago that my flock was infected with mareks and gave very dire advice. Mareks appears to be gone from here now..and I did not do anything about it

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks Ron and Micro.

Nice looking birds Micro1

Ron that is amazing that your birds have become resistant to Mareks!

 

[bruceha2000]

Dh got a good news from his Dr. Wed. He's doing great xrays say all is looking great! Dh can now drive and lift 10-15 lbs.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We had to run to Costco this morning oh what fun that is took the freeway up but coming back stayed on surface roads I-5 southbound is a parking lot from Grand Mound to Centralia and beyond glad to be home before dark getting coops done before I feed dogs

 

[getaclue]

Thanks for the pics, micro.

My cockerel crowed this morning. He's definitely young. Not the squeak of a baby, but not a deep throated crow of an adult He's so cute. It didn't rain today, but was still damp, and a bit windy. Not nearly as bad as yesterday though.

 

[pennyJo1960]

those first crows are the best

 

[getaclue]

Oh, I forgot to mention that a transformer blew, and everyone to the right of our driveway was without power. We heard the transformer explode. There must have been more damage, because it took the power company about 6 hours to get everyone's power restored.

 

[microchick]

Ron that is great news about your flock. I'm hoping for that, plus, working with resistant birds and doing some cross breeding with resistant local birds.

I have 11 resistant BO and Welly hens left and two roosters. One a BO Welly cross that is close to 10 pounds and a smaller Welly rooster. Both the roosters have survived to be to and two and a half years old. My oldest to date. I'm still not planning to hatch any of the large bird eggs. Just don't want to take the risk.

 

[ronott1]

Oh, I forgot to mention that a transformer blew, and everyone to the right of our driveway was without power. We heard the transformer explode. There must have been more damage, because it took the power company about 6 hours to get everyone's power restored.

A couple of months ago one of the transformers in the ground here was replaced. It took them over 10 hours and we were without power for that time

 

[pennyJo1960]

Allot of Seattle lost power with the day the tornado hi Port Orchard the winds where pretty massive up in Seattle I know Birch Bay diner was flooded out by tidal surge also