Posts by SeaChick

In response to the last post: I think it depends on the hatchery. Some only offer vaccinaation against Marek's and some also offer it for cocci (I think MMcM offers this.) If you're getting them from a feed store and they just state...

Thanks, yes, I've had a heat pack included in small orders before as well. I was more asking about the box size difference (a 25-chick box versus one twice as large for 50 chicks) and whether shipping 30 chicks in a 50-chick box might...

My chicks are being shipped April 14, and it's still REALLY cold here. I know the boxes are sized for 25, 50, or 100 chicks. Right now I have an order of 25, but I'd like to add a few more. However- if that means the hatchery would...

Hi guys- I just found this video and thought other gardener/chicken owners might appreciate it...http://youtu.be/xtcD2RcVgrk

Thinking about raising chickens for eggs or as pets this spring??? Not sure how to get started? Need help figuring out where your coop should go and how big it needs to be? Need help choosing chicken breeds or getting set up to raise...

Hi all-Just wanted to update you, in case anyone else is researching a similar issue.We kept our hen inside for a week or so. She could not stand for more than a few seconds for many days (hand-feeding/watering her). Then she seemed to...

Thanks. It seems strange that just one would have a vitamin deficiency though, doesn't it? but I will try it! She is only eating what I hand feed her so it would be easy to add to her daily scrambled egg and mash. How much do you add???

Thank you. Yes, I've been doing hours of research on it and I'm just not 100% certain that's what it is. It's so frustrating. She Isn't doing the "split" thing like you typically see photos of for Marek's. She just  can't...

Well, she's not any better (possibly a little worse???) this morning!Can anyone please tell me how Marek's progresses? How fast it progresses, and most importantly how to tell if it's definitely Marek's?? I do not want her to suffer, but...

I found this on line, and it doesn't describe how she is behaving right now. Can anyone confirm whether this is indeed the most typical presentation: "Progressive paralysis, usually of the leg or wing, a typical leg-paralysis victim...