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Had to cull an EE chick this morning. :(

post #1 of 5
3/31/12 at 6:37pm
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A few days ago I noticed what I thought looked like a cross beak on one of the little EE chicks we received from Murray McMurray hatchery.  The top and bottom where just barely not matching up when she closed her beak.  Last night we had a look at it and watched her closely, she was struggling to eat.  I read a ton of info yesterday and last night and decided that for our situation, the best thing was to cull her before she began starving.  This morning when I checked her it was even worse.  :(  Very sad.

 

I decided that it was my turn, as my husband has always dispatched all of our chickens that we have for various reasons needed to cull.  It was hard, but not as hard as I thought.  I feel it was the most humane thing we could do for her.  It has been a rough day thinking about her, but I am so glad she didn't have to suffer or starve.  She was only 15 days old.  RIP little EE girl. 

 

Here are pictures of just how bad the cross beak was today.  :(

 

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Today is a gift that is why it is called the Present.
 

 

 

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post #2 of 5
3/31/12 at 6:48pm

So sorry, culling chicks really sucks.  sad.png    At least you know she won't suffer any more.

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3/31/12 at 6:48pm
I'm so sorry for you. You did the right thing. It would have been mean to let her starve. Poor baby! RIP.
Mom of 5 wonderful kids, 2 dogs, 1 bunny,

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post #4 of 5
3/31/12 at 7:35pm
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Something I found interesting when I was reading about cross beaks, was that there seemed to be an awful lot of reference to people having cross beaked EE. 

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post #5 of 5
3/31/12 at 7:52pm

Sorry to hear that you had to cull a chick.  Looking at the pictures you did the right thing.

1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Gold Laced Wyandotte, 1 BLRW, 1 Columbian Wyandotte, 4 Rhode Island Red, 6 Easter Eggers, 3 Barred Rock, 3 Welsummer, 2 Buff Orpington, 2 White Leghorn, 2 Brown Leghorn, 3 Gold Sex Links, 2 Delaware, 1 Mixed Maran.    And a partridge in a pear tree... (just kidding on the partridge).
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1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Gold Laced Wyandotte, 1 BLRW, 1 Columbian Wyandotte, 4 Rhode Island Red, 6 Easter Eggers, 3 Barred Rock, 3 Welsummer, 2 Buff Orpington, 2 White Leghorn, 2 Brown Leghorn, 3 Gold Sex Links, 2 Delaware, 1 Mixed Maran.    And a partridge in a pear tree... (just kidding on the partridge).
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