Thanks Wild Chick. Yes, I have lost 7 birds since last June. I had 54 birds and I am now down to 47. My birds are mainly a hobby....that keeps hatching, LOL but I do have them for eggs and meat in case of an emergency. Right now I have a hen sitting on 5 eggs my own two bantam hens provided.
I really worry about those little embryos.
I am a retired nurse and have lived in the country most of my life with pets from chickens to horses and everything in between in my life my whole life so I know they die, heck we all die, but I just never expected to be dealing with this in my flock, not with no birds having been on our property for over 6 years when I started out with chicks..
Time will tell. I really appreciate your kind words.
Your welcome. I'll have to pick your brain on some questions from people who had chickens 30 to 40 years ago! Somehow I'm thinking things aren't the same. I hope you don't have Mareks. Fingers crossed.