Poultry and game birds sold or moved within Wisconsin – whether for breeding, hatching, sale or show – have until now been required to be from flocks enrolled in or associated with the National Poultry Improvement Program (NPIP). Now, small poultry and game bird producers in Wisconsin have an alternative if they want to sell or move live birds or eggs, or take live birds to fairs, swap meets and exhibitions. They can enroll with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as Wisconsin tested flocks or Wisconsin associate flocks.

To enroll a flock as a Wisconsin tested flock, the owner must test annually for Salmonella pullorum, fowl typhoid and, in the case of turkeys, Mycoplasma gallisepticum.  A Wisconsin associate flock consists entirely of birds obtained from a Wisconsin tested flock.  It’s free to enroll in either program.

Enrolled flocks can be tested by a certified poultry tester.  To find a tester in your area, call 608-224-4872. 

Enrollment in these testing programs allows you to move birds or hatching eggs within Wisconsin.  Poultry, game birds, or hatching eggs imported from other states must still be from NPIP flocks, or equivalent programs in the state where they originate.  If you are sending birds or hatching eggs out of Wisconsin, you’ll need to comply with the regulations of the destination state.

If you are raising birds only for your own use, or selling dressed poultry or eggs for eating, your birds do not need to be tested.

FAQs
Wisconsin Tested Flock Enrollment Form
Wisconsin Associate Flock Enrollment Form
Wisconsin Intrastate Sale of Poultry/Eggs Record Form
Test form
Summary and complete text of rules
Certified poultry testers by county
National Poultry Improvement Plan Application