BC Bantams

06/10/2024

Have you got poultry? 🐔🦆🦃🐓

Get them ready for the The Myrtleford Show on the 26th October!

Lots of prizes and ribbons to be won, and first-time competitors are encouraged to come and give showing a try!

Not sure how to get your birds ready? Contact the club or check out these helpful links:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=276980663196362
https://barastocpoultry.com.au/a-beginners-guide-to-showing-poultry/

19/06/2024

With the current situation, here are a few tips for trying to prevent Avian Influenza.

Let’s try to be proactive and do our best to help minimise the spread

22/05/2024

Update: A highly pathogenic strain has been found. Please go onto the Agriculture Victoria page for the latest information

With Avian Influenza being found in Victoria, this is the perfect time to look at biosecurity.

Please contact a veterinarian if you have sick and dying birds. This is about protecting everyone!

Whether you're a commercial producer, or only keep a few chickens in your backyard, good biosecurity practices protect you and your birds from disease.

1. Where possible, restrict contact between your birds and wild birds

2. Keep poultry sheds, yards, aviaries, and equipment clean

3. Limit visitors to your birds and wear clean footwear

4. Always wash your hands before and after handling birds or eggs

5. Isolate new birds before integrating with existing birds

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On rare occasions, some strains of Avian Influenza (AI) virus can infect and cause disease in humans.

AI viruses infect people following close contact with infected poultry and other bird species, or through contact with contaminated feathers, faeces or other waste from poultry or bird facilities.

For information on AI visit: https://brnw.ch/21wK0JQ

☎️ If you see unusual signs of disease or suspect an exotic disease in your poultry, immediately call your veterinarian, an LLS District Vet https://brnw.ch/21wK0JS or the Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Hotline 1800 675 888.

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07/05/2024

Do you need health care advice for your flock?
🥚Vaccinations
🥚Worming and parasite control
🥚Housing options and design
🥚Disease outbreak control and investigation
🥚Basic nutrition
🥚Priming poultry for breeding season
🥚Biosecurity

Would you like to talk to a vet who’s passionate about poultry?

You can now reach out to me through Phone A Vet. I can advise on health issues, and equip you with knowledge so you can work closely with your local vet.

I also perform flock health visits around the Mansfield and Beechworth regions.

https://www.phoneavet.com.au/veterinarians/

03/11/2023

Are your poultry laying like mad? 🦆🐓🦃

Here's a peek into how your birds produce eggs

31/10/2023

Need advice on your flock? Super excited to now offer my knowledge to even more fellow poultry fanciers!

Through this platform Phone A Vet I can offer advice on diseases, husbandry, general keeping and more!

https://www.phoneavet.com.au

29/10/2023

What a weekend! Another successful The Myrtleford Show with the Poultry Section absolutely humming this year!

In 12 months we’ve managed to restart the Alpine Poultry Club and rebuild the shed and pens. Thank you so much to the tireless work of the Show Committee for making it all possible, you guys are a bunch of legends!

And thank you very much to all our Alpine Poultry Club members and volunteers who pitched in to get the shed built, you’ve created a great facility to be used for generations to come, so thank you.

We also had the first Ron Leary Memorial Award which was won by an Orpington owned by our club member Connie.

08/10/2023

Had the pleasure of judging Corowa Ag Show yesterday and found a tidy Plymouth Rock Bantam and a stunning turkey as my top two birds.

Thanks to Darren for stewarding for me, and to the team of volunteers and exhibitors who put on a great display for the public.

12/06/2023

A great show as per usual at Royal Canberra Poultry Show. This show has the best relaxed atmosphere!

A few cards so the aim is to get the birds looking better for the National Poultry Show next year and hopefully get a ribbon!🤞🏼

07/05/2023

Looking for help with your turkeys? 🦃

Check out the Australian Heritage Turkey Society for some good disease information and more!

https://turkeysaustralia.com.au/common-turkey-diseases

24/04/2023

Just a handy fencing material comparison chart focused on predator exclusion for backyard chickens and ducks. The most notable takeaways are:
1.) The hexagon poultry netting is useless. It will not keep your flock safe from any predators or unwanted rodents.
2.) Chainlink fencing provides a good base structure, but still needs to be reinforced with hardware cloth to minimize risk of certain common predators (raccoons, minks, weasels, and snakes) and disease-spreading rodents.
3.) Even seemingly small gaps and holes can serve as entry points for predators. Consider ventilation, gaps in doors, windows, etc.
4.) Keep in mind that the structural integrity of building materials is highly influenced by the quality of the material and type and number of connections. Aka the design. Always use lower gauge numbers rather than higher---it is thicker wire. If hardware cloth is secured properly it can withstand the forces exerted by larger animals.
5.) If bears are a threat you will want to utilize multiple types of materials. Chain link under hardware cloth and/ electric fencing. Which again, needs to be properly secured to be effective.
For additional predator proofing tips please refer to our infographic in the 'infographics' section of our website, or copy and paste this link - http://www.poultrydvm.com/featured-infographic/tips-for-protecting-poultry-from-predators

24/04/2023

Very excited to receive my membership pack for the Avicultural Society of Australia.

Can’t wait for the convention next weekend in Shepparton 🦜

11/04/2023

Want to know how critical good gut health is for your flock? Check out this resource below! 👇

The ability of the bird to reach its full potential depends on its ability to efficiently utilise feed, defend itself against pathogens and maintain a diverse microflora. It helps us to shape the definition of optimal gut health.

07/04/2023

15/03/2023

It’s been perfect conditions for bumblefoot this year, watch out for lame poultry in your flock!

05/03/2023

Another great day discussing what I love 🐓

13/02/2023

Super pumped to be helping reinvigorate the Alpine Poultry Club!

Another eggcellent turnout today for our second meeting!

Exciting things to come, if you’re interested in joining our supportive chicken community just message our page!

Next meeting will be 12th March at the Myrtleford Showgrounds

03/02/2023

Had a great time at Kyneton Poultry Club last night. Thanks so much for inviting me and I can't wait to use my new club merch!