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Good luck everyone I am gone. Brett

mario2girls. If you dont need help, go feed your chickens.

Thanks speckledhen, I have many adult birds from MM that are great and the pride of my Yard, open space, carport, deck, you get the picture. How many of my new chicks will make it? Your guess is as good as mine. Some do, Some dont. Is MM the only hatchery that may have this problem, come on...

I was told to keep up with the water, food, vitamins just as you would normal chicks and hope they pull through, keep them seperated from your healthy and hope for the best, it shouldnt affect your adult birds for it only affects chicks in the short period from hatch to about 6 weeks or so...

My chicks have been diagnosed with AE. This is positive and definite, and should be an answer to some of the fatalities this spring. Avian Encephalomyelitis is the proper name for this condition. So that this is at the top and can be found. MM chicks, hatch 2/23/08, testing at the Pennsylvania...

I delivered my latest dead to the lab this morning and am anxiously awaiting to hear from them. Will keep posted asap. Brett.

Amen! My chicks are going to Penn State University early next week to get a determination as to what the problem is. Will keep posted. Brett.

AE will not harm humans from my source of info, I dont think anti-biotics are going to do the trick either, this is said to be passed from hen to embryo and shows up in the young birds. My Delewares and Partridge Rocks have been hit hard along with my Cuckoo Marans.

I was informed that adult birds usually are exposed to AE at some time in their life and will not be affected by sick birds, I guess it is like childhood diseases that once you have had it and build antibodies to it you are good to go, that is what was explained to me so my fears are somewhat...

Just got new information. I will have infected birds tested early next week at local university. Will provide feedback asap.

I am just concerned that this will affect my rocks who are just getting into their prime, the financial loss for the chicks is minimal, just worried about my adults.

I am convinced that my hatch has AE. All the symptoms are there, and they are getting worse, My greatest concern now is wether I should kill the flock and incinerate the remains and droppings before they are introduced to my excellent laying flock of barred rocks. I think this is going to be...

Thanks for the reply that is most reassuring to know. Brett.

I do believe they may have a problem with their early hatches, I take care of my orders every year the same way every time, I couldn,t provide a better chance for them than what I have been. I just thought it curious that all different breeds seem to suffer the same problems, that is why I...

I understand loosing a few, but with everything going so well and with a sigh of relief I was alarmed to find that they are falling again without warning, all conditions correct and monitored, I guess I will sit tight and hope for the best at this point.

I have recieved a recent shipment from murry and am having a hard time of it. 4 birds dead on arrival. 2 partridge rock 1 maran 2 deleware next several days casualties 3 deleware 3 partridge rock 2 maran Now I am at about 14 days and have many birds foundering, laying over on their sides...