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    The same thing happens every time...

    We can certainly try to split the group not in "sick bay" into another area so that they have more space and air flow. We had one that we thought for sure was going to die last night. Pulled him from the healthy group due to lethargy and hei just laid back with his eyes closed. Then he would sit...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: I know about the berries...but that is in regard to raw berries. People can't eat fresh elderberries either. After they are cooked they have antiviral properties. No...they were not given those drops until I started seeing what looked like AE symptoms to me...which is viral...as I...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: That's actually what we thought part of the problem was when we first started...but we have moved to the country since then. Different house. So...it's me somehow...I just don't know what.
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: Read on, the elderberry syrup was only used AFTER the chicks got sick. I understand the naturopath part, got that right away. But I have to examine each and every detail. Because this is making me as nuts as you. AE is extremely rare here. I seriously doubt disease is an issue...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: I started taking advice because I thought I might be doing something wrong. I'm not assuming anything isn't the problem...I don't understand the problem when I'm doing everything that you are "supposed" to do. Following the advice of the hatcheries...standard chick care...all I want is...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: Thank you for trying...I am seriously just thinking this isn't for me. This is one too many times if the others begin to die off. Right now we still have 60 seemingly healthy birds. No stove air in the brooder room...the vents lead directly outside. I am in school to be a Naturopath...
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    Quote: I am in Mississippi. This is the second time that we have gotten them this early...I have ordered from Ideal (this makes the second time), I have ordered from Welp and I have ordered from Estes. No electrolytes in their water but other than the rash of deaths within the first 24...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: Exactly what I was thinking about the ACV, colloidal silver, and elderberry. I know their benefits in humans...but like I said, giving them to the chicks was out of desperation and they seem to be better. If I could just figure out what is going wrong...After our experience last...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: No no...I know you aren't being mean. I'm doing all of this. We stopped feeding them the natural grains because a friend thought that might be the problem so we switched to the Nutrina Chick Starter and I'm still having the same problems. The only reason I added the ACV, colloidal...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: I completely agree. I just don't know what to do differently. I've followed every recommendation from hatcheries, friends that raise them and have farms, temperature, water, feed, etc. I have a black chick thumb.
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: Given the fact that they were in good shape when they arrived, I recommend that you put your brooding techniques under the microscope. Any group that size is risky, but I would examine every detail of the hatchery, the shipping and my own brooding with the massive losses you have had...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    No, it's not. And there aren't that many anymore. I could take pictures and post them. It's not crowded in the slightest. The box is approximately 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. We lost nearly 10 the first weekend that we got them. Most of those within 24 hours of their arrival. Two or three...
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: My grown birds free range outside and drink from a stream that runs behind our house. The babies are on purified water (not tap) from a Berkey Water Filter.
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: Avian Encephalitis/Encephalomyelitis (I think they are the same thing basically)
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    The same thing happens every time...

    Quote: They are in a large refrigerator box (cut in half) with the proper shavings (no cedar). Two lights on them with plenty of room to move away if they get over heated. They are three weeks old so we have them down to 85 degrees this week. They are in our sunroom in our home. Well...
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