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Question re: Meets
greeneggsandham:
Thanks Paul. That helped clear it up.
Well, all I have vaccinated for in the last two years is Mareks. As far as Pox, we don't have many mosquitoes up here(I am from the far south so I know how bad mosquitoes can get) and it has been very dry the last two years which has further hampered them. I haven't seen any evidence of it in my flock, unless I'm missing something, and I read don't introduce it with a vaccine unless you already have it. I haven't vaccinated for LT either, so I may just bring myself to the show unless the risk of transmission of these diseases is low?
John:
--- Quote ---It's one show
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Technically a double judged "show" would be two sanctioned meets by the APA and the show club pays for two, just as our local show club pays for two with both a spring and fall show. The two meets are two seperate events and some of us might call them seperate "shows" even though they are the same day. ;)
Paul:
Hi Greeneggsandham,
There is always a low risk of disease at any show. I use to think the Oklahoma/Kansas line was far enough North for the Pox vaccination. However that isn't even close to how far North the virus has spread. The LT is primarily a Northern winter time disease. Pennsylvania requires a bird to be vaccinated for LT before it can enter a show. Hope you will bring some to Sedalia and Fayetteville.
Paul:
Greeneggsandham,
If you want to see if you have mosquitoes, there is a simple trap that can be set to find out. Put about 2 inches of water in a 5 gallon bucket. Then put an empty gallon jug, like milk or tea comes in, inside the bucket. Place the bucket outside near your chicken pens. The next morning after the sun is well up, remove the jug and see how many mosquitoes fly out of the bucket.
Learned this one by accident! Left a bucket with a jug inside it out of the barn and it rained.
greeneggsandham:
Thanks Paul. I might do that. I know we get mosquitoes up here, I've seen them over the years, just haven't seen them the last two years much at all.
What do you watch for in Ameraucanas as far as symptoms of pox? I've seen pictures of chickens with pox, but those chickens have huge combs and wattles where you can see the effects. That's not the case with Ameraucanas, so what would we be looking for?
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