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Posted: 5 March 2008 03:29 pm | 1st Post |
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Hi,
We keep Light Sussex Bantams, 9 hens & 1 cock bird. They are of top show breeding & have free range of our 6 acres.
They lay far too many eggs for our family to eat and we would like to sell the eggs to friends/neighbours for eating & hatching eggs on request. We are also thinking of breeding them. We are not in it for a living and will not be incubating the eggs, just letting nature take its course. Our breed are fantastic broods.
I found a link on this website about the law & selling eggs to eat, but it did not state anything about vaccination............ do the birds have to be vaccinated against salmonella or anything else in order to sell the eggs for eating &/or hatching?
Also, to sell the eggs for eating/hatching & for breeding the birds and selling the offspring, do these birds need to be registered with Defra or any one else?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks in advance,
Kate
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Posted: 5 March 2008 04:51 pm | 2nd Post |
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Here you go, Kate, the link below should help, but in a nutshell if you have 50 birds or more then you must register with DEFRA. If you have less than 50, they would like you to register.
Great Britain Poultry Register Information
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Posted: 6 March 2008 02:26 pm | 3rd Post |
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Thanks, thats great
Does anyone know about vaccinations... ?
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Posted: 12 March 2008 08:24 pm | 4th Post |
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Hi Kate
I've hunted high and low to give you an answer about your query re vaccinations and I just can't find anything out there, so I am assuming there is nothing mandatory in place. I'll give DEFRA a call tomorrow (Thursday) and report back with what they say.
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Posted: 13 March 2008 03:56 pm | 5th Post |
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Thats great, thanks Anita, very kind of you.
Kate
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Hi Kate
I've hunted high and low to give you an answer about your query re vaccinations and I just can't find anything out there, so I am assuming there is nothing mandatory in place. I'll give DEFRA a call tomorrow (Thursday) and report back with what they say.
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Posted: 13 March 2008 10:07 pm | 6th Post |
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Hi Kate, Sorry didn't get the chance to call DEFRA today - you might want to try giving them a quick call yourself.
I have managed to find some information about vaccinations though:
Vaccination of poultry - all you ever wanted to know
I hope you find it useful and let me know how you get on with DEFRA.
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Posted: 19 March 2008 01:17 am | 7th Post |
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All I can say on this is if there is'nt a problem dont fix it.
All our poultry are home bred and have no problems. When we have to get another cock to improve the stain we barter with a like minded breeder to swap.
We worm as a matter of course we practice good husbandry { clean bedding water and food areas) watch for any unusual behaviour ( so put aside an extra 15 -30 mins a day at feeding time you will benefit and so will your hens) and all will stay fine. We also add cider vinegar's to the water and codliver oil to the feed in winter and make up warm mashes of pototoe peas and carrot when it is very bad weather . On the rare occasion when we have had a problem and we have given antibiotics it had a poor result. Culling is the only option with sick birds they seem to give up and all your best actions only prolong this. Only really intensively reared birds need inoculations for coccidiosis etc due to their environment. BUT KEEP THEM HEALTHY thats the key dont just see them as things that run around the yard.
What life is this so full of care we have no time to stop and stare. To stand beneath the brows and graze at cows and sheep as they graze. Include chickens here and you get my point.
They are great to to have around and can teach you a lot about life just watch them!!
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Posted: 19 March 2008 10:34 am | 8th Post |
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Thanks for your input Wendy.
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Posted: 19 March 2008 12:53 pm | 9th Post |
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Thanks very much Wendy, thats really helpful.
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All I can say on this is if there is'nt a problem dont fix it.
All our poultry are home bred and have no problems. When we have to get another cock to improve the stain we barter with a like minded breeder to swap.
We worm as a matter of course we practice good husbandry { clean bedding water and food areas) watch for any unusual behaviour ( so put aside an extra 15 -30 mins a day at feeding time you will benefit and so will your hens) and all will stay fine. We also add cider vinegar's to the water and codliver oil to the feed in winter and make up warm mashes of pototoe peas and carrot when it is very bad weather . On the rare occasion when we have had a problem and we have given antibiotics it had a poor result. Culling is the only option with sick birds they seem to give up and all your best actions only prolong this. Only really intensively reared birds need inoculations for coccidiosis etc due to their environment. BUT KEEP THEM HEALTHY thats the key dont just see them as things that run around the yard.
What life is this so full of care we have no time to stop and stare. To stand beneath the brows and graze at cows and sheep as they graze. Include chickens here and you get my point.
They are great to to have around and can teach you a lot about life just watch them!!
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