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Wow, I didn't realize this thread was still going strong. I'm the thread starter and to update my situation, we lost 7 of our Meyer order of 15 chicks. 6 were DOA or died within a day or two of shipping and one developed a severe cross beak, and we decided to put her down when we determined that...

One of my 9 surviving EE chicks has developed cross beak. I could barely notice it last week, but it's gotten worse each day. I've read that cross beak is either a genetic defect/bad breeding practices or caused by some sort of head trauma. I'll never know, but I do wonder if it was related to...

Thanks for asking, my last 9 chicks are doing fine. My last female maran was sneezing and having trouble swallowing one night, so I thought she was a goner for sure. I waterboarded her with watered down egg yolk, which seemed to make things worse. I think she had just inhaled or swallowed...

Just to update this thread, my last sick little maran died overnight, so my losses were 6 of 15 chicks. Meyer credited me for the 6 dead chicks and their Marek's vaccinations. I asked the customer service person if they were having any problems shipping just 15 chicks, and was told that this...

Twig Worley: You were smart to order 28 chicks. With what I've been reading, that's a safe number, even in cold weather. Good luck! Mimi14: I hope your chicks are ok too. Don't let my story scare you too much - surely most Meyer chicks arrive safely, or they wouldn't ship in winter? I'm...

Thanks MsChickenMomma. You were smart to chose a May shipment for your chicks. I was dumb enough to trust Meyer when they said they could safely ship 15 chicks in winter. Good luck with yours when you get them. My last sickly chick is still hanging on, but barely. She will dip her beak...

SMA - I'm sorry, that sounds awful. Are you going to have Meyer ship replacement chicks? And I agree with those who wrote that it's too cold to ship 15 chicks. I checked some other hatchery websites (McMurray and others), and their minimum over winter is 25 chicks. My last order with Meyer...

I've read a few recent threads about dead chicks from Meyer, but wasn't THAT concerned as I had no problem with my Meyer chicks a year and a half ago, and the weather isn't horribly cold this week - I actually place my order last minute because the forecast for this week was pretty mild. But I...