Avian Encephalomyelitis Alert!

I received the following email from a farming list and thought I'd pass it on for those who may have recently gotten chicks from Murray McMurray Hatchery.

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Just a heads up for anybody who ordered chicks in March from MM and had some sick. Necropsies are coming in and it looks like AE, Avian Encephalomyelitis.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=10

There are several threads there about chicks dying and being tested by various state labs.

Dominique Decorating

For y'all who may love to decorate with rooster themes, I recently found some great peel and stick wall accents that include our favorite breed! Yes, there is a Dominique, as well as what looks like a New Hampshire, Salmon Favorelle, Partridge Rock, and a Columbian Wyandotte. The set also has feather and egg/nest accents to go with the roosters (what, no hens? :)

Here is a link to the LTD Commodities website, where you can purchase this set: www.ltdcommodities.com (Just type in "rooster" in the search box at the top of the page, or the item # 437141-5PWL). The sets are $7.95 each plus postage & handling.

2008 Breeders Directory

To all DCA members:

If you would like to be placed in the 2008 Breeder's Directory, to please let Bryan know by the end of March. The last day of March will be the cut-off for being placed in the 2008 directory.

You can email your information for inclusion in the Directory to Bryan at bryan_k_oliver@yahoo.com

Thank you.