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NPIP Certification: How to Get Certified, Plus a Flock Record Kit
How NPIP certification works for backyard breeders and small hatcheries: your state agency, testing, records to keep for 3 years, plus a ready record kit.
For backyard breeders and small hatcheries
NPIP Flock Record Kit
$19USD · one-time purchase · instant download
Keep the records NPIP and your State Inspector ask about in one workbook: banded birds, purchases, tests, sales and shipments, hatches and deaths, with test-due reminders and a biosecurity self-audit.
- Flock register by pen and breed with leg band IDs, age and 'old enough to test'
- Testing log with tester and role, birds tested, result and next test due (Overdue and Due within 30 days flags)
- Purchases log that flags non-NPIP sources, and a sales log that flags interstate shipments without paperwork
- Hatch records with fertility and hatch rates, a mortality log and a 29-question biosecurity self-audit with % score
- Annual summary for your records review, plus a printable plain-language guide to getting NPIP certified
You get: Excel workbook · Google Sheets-ready · 9-page printable PDF
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What NPIP certification is and who needs it
NPIP certification means your flock takes part in the National Poultry Improvement Plan, a voluntary federal, state and industry program run in each state by an Official State Agency. To join, you apply to your state agency, sign its participation agreement, band your breeders, and have your birds tested by a State Inspector or authorized tester. A flock counts as participating once it qualifies as U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, and you then keep purchase, sale, testing and hatch records for 3 years.
NPIP covers chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, game birds and ratites, but not doves and pigeons (9 CFR 145.1). Backyard and show breeders usually fall under Subpart E (hobbyist and exhibition poultry), meat-type waterfowl under Subpart I and game birds such as quail, pheasants and guineas under Subpart J.
Federally, joining is voluntary. In practice, APHIS notes that the vast majority of states only let poultry in if it comes from pullorum-typhoid clean sources or tested negative before leaving home (APHIS NVAP Reference Guide). That is why breeders who ship chicks or hatching eggs across state lines, or sell to buyers who ask for it, get certified.
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How to get NPIP certified, step by step
- Find your Official State Agency. NPIP lists every state's contact on its Official State Agencies page. Ask for the enrollment form, fees and test schedule.
- Apply and sign the agreement. The agency checks that your facilities and practices can meet the Plan, and you agree to follow it for its operating year (9 CFR 145.3).
- Band and report your breeders. Birds are identified with sealed, numbered bands from or approved by your state, unless it makes an exception (145.5(d)). Breeding flocks are reported on VS Form 9-2 before 24 weeks of age.
- Get tested. Birds must be more than 4 months old (turkeys more than 12 weeks). Samples are collected by a State Inspector, Authorized Agent or Authorized Testing Agent, with at least one bird from each pen and at least 30 per house, or every bird in a house of fewer than 30 (145.14).
- Receive your NPIP number. Each participant gets a permanent approval number prefaced by the state code, for invoices and shipping labels (145.4(e)).
- Keep records and retest on time. Buy only from NPIP or equivalent sources unless your state agrees first (145.4(d)), and retest before your classification lapses.
Requirements and fees vary by state. For example, North Carolina has required both U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean and U.S. Avian Influenza Clean for its backyard program since November 1, 2025 (NCDA&CS). Always follow what your own state agency tells you.
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Testing schedules and records to keep
| Classification | To qualify and keep it | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean | Officially blood tested within the past 12 months with no reactors | 9 CFR 145.53(b) |
| U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean (hobbyist and exhibition) | At least 30 birds tested negative, then every 180 days | 145.53(e) |
| U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean (game birds) | At least 30 birds tested negative, then every 90 days | 145.103(c) |
On records, participants keep records of purchases and sales and of the products handled, open to the state agency at any time (145.4). For flocks kept mainly for hatching eggs, a State Inspector reviews records every year: VS Form 9-2, VS Form 9-3 (sales of hatching eggs, chicks and poults), set and hatch records, egg receipts, and orders or invoices, all kept for 3 years (145.12(b)). Sales into other states can be reported on VS Form 9-3 or an approved 9-3I invoice showing your NPIP number and classification (145.52(d)).
NPIP's 14 biosecurity principles (Program Standard E) are formally audited for larger operations, but the same habits (a line of separation, wild bird and rodent control, daily mortality collection, clean equipment, safe sourcing of new birds) protect any flock.
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What is inside
Flock register and purchases
Every banded bird by pen, species and breed with age and test eligibility, plus a purchases log that records the seller's NPIP number, paperwork and time kept apart.
Testing with next-due reminders
Test date, type, method, who collected the samples and their role, birds tested and result. Next due and status come from retest intervals you can set to your state's schedule.
Sales, hatches and mortality
Sales and shipments with buyer state and interstate flags, hatch records with fertility and hatch rates and an after-hatch cleaning check, and a mortality log with your own alert trigger.
Biosecurity self-audit and annual summary
29 questions based on the 14 NPIP biosecurity principles with a % score, and a one-page annual summary for your records review.
Printable guide and record pages
A 9-page PDF: a plain-language guide to getting certified, NPIP basics, flock register, purchases and mortality, testing, sales, hatch record, biosecurity checklist and annual review.
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How to use it
Set it up
Enter your farm, home state, state agency and NPIP number, and set retest intervals to match your state.
Log as you go
Add birds as they arrive or hatch, tests as they happen, and every sale or shipment the day it goes out.
Watch the flags
Overdue tests, non-NPIP purchases and interstate sales without paperwork are highlighted for you.
Review once a year
Run the biosecurity self-audit and print the annual summary before your State Inspector's records review.
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NPIP certification questions
How do I get NPIP certified?
Is NPIP certification required to sell chickens?
How much does NPIP certification cost?
How often is NPIP testing done?
How old do birds have to be for NPIP testing?
What records does NPIP require, and for how long?
Does this kit make my flock NPIP certified?
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Important
This page and the kit summarize federal NPIP rules in plain words to help you prepare. They are not legal or veterinary advice. NPIP provisions and state requirements change and differ by state, so confirm what applies to you with your Official State Agency and your veterinarian. Greenwolf Tech Labs is not affiliated with or endorsed by USDA, APHIS, the National Poultry Improvement Plan or any state agency.
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