The Hickory Chickery

04/05/2022

Finally. Stay safe out there!

04/05/2022

McMurray Hatchery HPAI Statement

HPAI is still in full force. There have been two more turkey houses here in NC affected. Now McMurray Hatchery. In the face of all that people are still irresponsibly going to and holding flock swaps and auctions.

https://youtu.be/xi6XuxjEr7I

03/31/2022

Please people stop going to flock swaps and auctions. This is getting bad. Just here in NC in Johnston County 31,000 turkeys were put down. Protect yourself and others. Lock your farms down!

03/19/2022

T-minus 21 days! Happy Spring!

03/06/2022

First Pita Pinta hatch going in today. Look at these fatties! Pound cake anyone?

02/17/2022

Hey folks here’s an update on the HPAI. Please for the safety of your birds and your neighbors don’t go to swaps and auction houses until this dies down. If we all lay low hopefully it will pass faster.

https://www.facebook.com/100070853269605/posts/158079406563834/?d=n

UPDATED ALERT (2/15/22): HPAI has been detected in New Hampshire (Rockingham County, Mallard ducks) and in a backyard flock in Virginia. It has also been found in commercial poultry in Kentucky. **Protect your birds, and your neighbors' birds, with good biosecurity procedures.**

ALERT: 2/9/2022 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana (IN). HPAI has also been found in wild birds and domestic turkeys in Canada, and in wild birds in east-coast states (NC, SC, VA, FL).

Although wild birds may be infected and never appear sick, HPAI is a deadly disease for chickens, turkeys, and many other kinds of birds. Infected domestic poultry may die suddenly, have decreased energy, appetite, egg production; soft-shelled or misshapen eggs; swelling of the head, comb, eyelids, wattles, or hocks; nasal discharge, snicking, coughing, or sneezing; uncoordinated gait; or diarrhea.

MDAR recommends that all backyard and commercial poultry owners institute strong biosecurity measures to prevent domestic poultry from having contact with wild birds, their feathers or droppings. This may mean temporarily confining your birds inside a shelter. This recommendation is in place for the next 90 days and will be reevaluated at that time.

Any unexpected deaths or other signs should be reported immediately to the Division of Animal Health (617-626-1795). Increased numbers of wild bird deaths should be reported to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (508-389-6300). Prompt reporting will expedite rapid testing and diagnosis.

Learn more about protecting your birds: http://healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov/ and https://poultrybiosecurity.org/

USDA Announcement: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/hpai-indiana

02/10/2022

USDA APHIS | USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Dubois County, Indiana

This is not good folks. Please stay away from swaps and auction houses till this dies down.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/hpai-indiana

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01/26/2022

Good evening! I have a couple young cockerels (7 months old) looking for a new family. One of them is getting picked on pretty bad even though I have separated them from the ladies. If you are looking for a few good men, or one, pm me!

01/20/2022

Agriculture Officials Find More Avian Flu Cases in Wild Birds, Caution Poultry Farmers

Folks, biosecurity is extremely important right now. Please stay away from auctions, flock swaps, and don’t bring in birds from anywhere until this starts to wane. Stay closed and don’t allow foot traffic on your farms. If you go to feed supply places disinfect your shoes. Pray this doesn’t get rolling.

https://amp-insurancejournal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/01/19/649942.htm?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR3zdNo97Af10N3HcKLYbsAyW5ng7l08yYE40OVOP3QXD5tJPTs1K_FPq8o#aoh=16426835078759&_ct=1642684107718&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insurancejournal.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F2022%2F01%2F19%2F649942.htm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported two more cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds on Tuesday, raising risks for potential infections in poultry.

01/20/2022

Wild Duck Tests Positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Hyde County

Folks this is crappy news. 🦠

http://ncwildlife.org/News/wild-duck-tests-positive-for-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-in-hyde-county

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 19, 2022) — Confirmation that a wild duck (Northern shoveler) harvested by a hunter in Hyde County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has prompted biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to remind hunters to follow best practices when ...

01/06/2022

First human infected with bird flu in UK amid new outbreak

This is something I find disturbing considering current events. Anyone out there that has any additional information please feel free to post.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/first-human-infected-bird-flu-6450808?utm_source=gloucestershire_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=breaking_daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR1ocgVxm9iRw0uyH0lFBs_WATYBCLFBSV-_8Xh2Odba-yD_NkH3zQiF7xM

We will bring you more on this breaking news story as it becomes available

12/18/2021

Must be that chicken math again….😂

11/25/2021

Always a classic….😂 Happy Thanksgiving!

11/17/2021

We all know it’s true…..😂

10/28/2021

Anyone need a few good men? I have 4-5 young cockerels that are a month away from finishing out and one year and a half old cock bird ready to be 🍗 stew or manage the ladies. Also have two hens almost two years old I’m culling from my breeders. One was mauled by a coon this summer but has healed nicely and should be back in full by Spring. They are both finished molting but still on break. Pm me!

09/07/2021

There’s always one absconder that delays lockup….

08/28/2021

Holy heat! How’s everyone faring out there? We finally got moved and sort of settled in to our rental. It’s a bit tight around here but looking forward to building next year. I have a few scrawny molting hens and a roo available for anyone interested in a few backyard quality birdies. Pm me for info. The pic is a peek at the property we are building on. 🙂

05/24/2021

Good morning all! Two more days of moving and it is done. Well, first leg anyway! If you have sent me messages or are still waiting on information about stock I’ll be getting with everyone else soon as we get settled in. It has been a long drawn out hard process and very emotional as well. Waiting on a rollback truck to take four of my coops to the rental. Kind of sad to see them pulled out. The heat is coming y’all ready? 🙂

05/18/2021

Hi all! How is everyone? We are moving this week so it will be a rough one. I have a group of Vorwerk chicks I was going to keep but if anyone is interested in some pm me. They will be fifteen and you can chose the chicks. I do not sex birds but you are welcome to pick. They are five weeks old this week and ready to go out just in time for the warm streak to hit.

04/25/2021

Shout out out to anyone local or anyone who wants to road trip to pick up Vorwerk chicks. I had a super great hatch! Message me!

04/22/2021

Good morning all! UPDATE POST! Thank you for your patience if you have been on a waitlist for chicks 🐥 or 🥚. We have been in the middle of preparing our house for sale and it is under contract. I haven’t been very active on here but I haven’t forgotten you all. I also have been following closely the reports on shipping chicks. USPS is still unpredictable and dismal in my opinion and as expensive as shipping is and as valuable as my little loves are I’m not ready to ship them until things improve. The only exceptions will be folks that want to risk overnight shipping and take on the expense of that. It will be ship at your own risk. Believe me I hate it as much as you but losing half or more chicks wouldn’t be cost effective for you either. Sooooo......any of you who are on the chick list you can keep your place and I will offer hatching eggs or you can pass on eggs right now and I will reassess later in the summer or early fall for chicks. I will also be happy for you to pick up in person and I will set eggs to work with those of you who want to take advantage of pickup. I will be contacting you off my list to let you know. This is such a rotten time in history and a crappy situation and I’m so sorry for all of us. I hope you understand! Please message me with questions or requests and I’ll be in touch with everyone soon. Pic for cute factor....😂

04/08/2021

Baby Pita chicks! I have about a dozen left that aren’t claimed. Message me if interested. Pick up only. Erwin NC.

03/23/2021

Hi all! I have a batch of Pita Pinta chicks set to come off in April 6. Some are already claimed but I should have some extras so if you are interested pm me. These are pick up only but I will be setting for shipping soon. Happy Spring!

03/15/2021

Good morning chicken peeps! Just a note to let everyone know I’m going through my waitlist by date received and will be contacting folks shortly. We are in the middle of cleaning out and packing up our home in preparation to sell it and are so covered up right now it’s overwhelming. If you message me and I don’t get right back please be patient. 25 years of marriage means tons of life to be cleaned out! Thank you for tuning in and I will update soon!

03/07/2021

Good morning chicken friends! Beautiful day today! I just wanted to shout out to anyone who is interested in me setting some Pita Pinta chicks. I am setting a hatch this week for someone and I’ll be happy to set extras. These would be for local pickup only. Holla back!

02/14/2021

Happy Commercialized Love Day! Don’t let it go to waste! 😂

02/09/2021

Good morning all! It’s a bit chilly today but sitting on my deck feeling like Spring may be on the way! If you are breeding it’s a great time to deworm your birds and start arranging your breeding pens. Remember hens need at least 30 days with their new man to make sure he’s the baby daddy! I’m seeing a lot of people dealing with worms and asking about treatment. I believe all of his rain allows access to red worms and starts the parasite cycle. There is SO much misinformation out there. Natural remedies are great but been there done that and ended up behind the 8 ball. I’m going to post a list of medications and withdrawal times for them. These are compiled by a vet. I personally use Wazine and follow with Valbazen. I also drop Ivermectin every three months. Hope it helps you!

01/13/2021

Good afternoon chicken family! I want to let everyone know I’m working on moving my entire farm page to MEWE for good. I will eventually have no FB page. I’m also looking into a simple web page but we have a lot going on here so I’m not sure how long it will take yet. We are putting our house up for sale and will be moving temporarily until we build again. Some of you found me from my individual pages I run for Pita Pinta Asturiana Chickens and Vorwerk of North America. I plan to move those pages as well. I still plan to have my birds and fill my waitlists. If anything changes I will update you. I appreciate you all and hope you are all well. If you want to continue to follow the Hickory Chickery the link to my MEWE page is pinned here at the top. Here are a few photos of some of my lovelies!

11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving from my little farm to yours!

11/10/2020

Good morning chicken friends! I have some Pita Pinta chicks coming off on Friday. This will be the last hatch of the year unless it is a hatch by request. These beautiful birds lay dead on 20 weeks and I’ve heard some say a bit earlier. You can have beautiful big eggs by Spring! Message me! Yogurt eating dog for cuteness factor....😂

10/05/2020

What a beautiful awesome morning! God is good folks! Except....it’s hawk migration so keep an eye out for your feathered family. I have two Red Tails stalking my pens so I’ve been spending a lot of time outside. Most of mine have fishing line but I have a couple that are too big. Time to make some scarecrows I reckon. Anyone that is interested in pullets I have two Pitas that are two months old available. I also have a bonus to go with if interested. Pitas are awesome layers and sweet birds. You won’t be sorry! PM me! Pickup only Erwin NC.