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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: suziequeue on April 14, 2011, 07:00:00 pm

Title: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: suziequeue on April 14, 2011, 07:00:00 pm

I'm having a bu**er of a time trying to find vaccinated point-of-lay Rhodies in the mid-Wales area.

Anybody any suggestions?

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: Andt on April 14, 2011, 09:20:22 pm

Good luck with the search. I'm in South Wales and tried to find some last year. You may need to travel a bit to get some, all the places that had them around here seemed to be in Carmarthen.

I eventually got a hen and cockerel at 12 weeks old from someone (found out purely by accident) that had hatched some RIR eggs they bought.

They are lovely cheeky birds, I hope to try and hatch some eggs from them in the summer.

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: Beewyched on April 14, 2011, 09:38:29 pm

Suz  :wave:

have you tried www.poultry.allotment.org.uk (http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk) & doing a search? I know when we lived in South Wales there were plenty of POL about, but very few that had been innoculated.

Good luck  :hshoe:

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: suziequeue on April 15, 2011, 08:42:12 am

Thanks Beewyched

Good site. have left a msg at a place just down the road from us!!

Susanna

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: bamford6 on April 15, 2011, 10:37:08 am

iff youre after roads make sure they are pure and not got eney think else as they will not last as long or lay as well .

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: Andt on April 16, 2011, 06:41:01 pm

There's a smallholders show is on at Builth Wells showground on the 21 and 22nd May, there's usually a poultry auction on the Sunday.

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: goosepimple on April 16, 2011, 07:55:17 pm

We've tried lots of different breeds of hen and I think our Rhodies are probably the best looking, hardy, healthy hens - we just have 2 left now but they've been great.  Good luck in your search (but if they're so hardy do you really need vaccinated).   :)

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: suziequeue on April 17, 2011, 10:11:39 am

Well - we sell our eggs so I am keen that they are vaccinated so there is no risk of Salmoella.

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: princesspiggy on April 18, 2011, 04:25:52 pm

Quote from: suziequeue on April 17, 2011, 10:11:39 am

Well - we sell our eggs so I am keen that they are vaccinated so there is no risk of Salmoella.

now that could be a new thread topic!    ;D ;D

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: suziequeue on April 18, 2011, 05:56:38 pm

Oh - is it controversial? or am I talking out of my hat Princess Piggy??

Title: Re: Rhode Island Reds
Post by: princesspiggy on April 20, 2011, 08:09:37 pm

no. not at all. the first hybrid chooks we bought were vaccinated. we must have had 200 since and never vaccinated any. when i mentioned it to the vet he said (i think, cos it was a while ago) they come in 1000 doses per pack so wev never vaccinated.
next year we are going to sell eggs to the public so its interesting to discuss vaccinating these layers to cover our own backs.
a new thread ...to vaccinate or not to vaccinate...that is the question    ;D ;D ;D :wave: