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I'm so sorry that you're having to deal with this issue. I just came to the forum because, after three weeks of nursing our seven AE infected chicks, we just put three of them down. My husband did it with a hatchet and said it was quick. I, however, have been crying my eyes out. I got so...

I'm so glad you asked people to post their progress. I am just at a loss about what to do! I have eight chickies out of 29 who contracted AE (six Speckled Sussex and two Light Brahmas). Of those, one of the Light Brahmas has recovered enough to go into the outdoor coop with all the healthy...

Oh good! You've all made me feel so much better. I figured that she wouldn't do anything that would harm her, but being new to chickens, I'm a very overprotective mama. My dad and husband crack up at my antics. Maybe this is a sign that I need kids? I am having so much fun with these...

I took two of my four week old chicks outside today and I watched horrified while one of them pecked up a relatively large rock and ate it before I could stop her. Then, not a minute later, she did it again. The rocks looked like they had some sharp edges and were about 1/4 the size of a pea...

I spoke with the MO Dept. of Agriculture today about my sick chick situation. They said there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO CULL THE HEALTHY CHICKS. They said if they seem healthy, just raise them and no harm done. I am so relieved and this seems in line with what most people are hearing from...

Thanks Carla and Chris, I'm glad to hear your suggestions and opinions. I agree Chris, that it doesn't make sense to kill all the birds. I hope that is the state's stance on it as well!

Oh Dear, Does this mean that I should cull ALL of my chicks? I have 21 healthies and 8 sick. I am unable to have testing done, but am sure that mine have AE too. (came from MMH on 3/3, lethargic, tremors, not eating well, unable to control legs, diarrhea). So, do I need to cull the 21...

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your chick. Unfortunately, I too have plenty of experience with this lately. I have been nursing several sick chicks and here are the best methods I've found: 1. Mix some chick starter feed (crumbles) with water or plain yogurt to form a sort of wet mash. You...

We received 32 chicks from MMH on 3/3. We live in Missouri. Two died in the first day, presumably due to shipping stress, although one of those two had a problem with the umbilicus and also still had lots of shell stuck to its abdomen. A third one died two days later, but it had bad genetic...

Seven of my twenty-nine chicks (3 weeks old) have the same problem. Just like yours, it started out with watery diarrhea, then progressed to dark brown. Some of them have recovered from the diarrhea a bit, but now they have green poo. I am feeding them only crumbles and water with terramycin...

Thanks for sharing the type of feeds you're using. It looks like we still can't rule feed out 100%, but it still seems pretty likely that the problem is originating from McMurray, not from feed. I also just called McMurray and asked if they knew what was causing the leg problem and how to cure...

I said this in my post above, but I want to ask it as a separate question in case it gets overlooked in my previous post: What brand of feed are people using who are experiencing this leg/weakness issue? Let's try to rule out that there might be a bad batch/vitamin deficient brand of food out...

I think this thread is covering two, totally separate issues. 1. One is this strange leg problem that most people are seeing in chicks that are approximately two weeks old from McMurray. This illness is unexplained and we're searching for answers. 2. The second issue is mortality due to...

Steffpeck and Sammi, Thank you for pointing out the other posts about chicks with leg problems. YES, MINE CAME FROM MCMURRAY TOO!! This is eye-opening and also very disturbing. Seems that there is a common thread of McMurray chicks having this problem, but we're all describing it in...

We ordered from McMurray and have had our chicks for two weeks now. Two of them are exhibiting symptoms similar to the ones you mentioned. One is especially bad - can't stand, legs seem too weak to hold her up, she falls forward when she tries to stand. She also has diarrhea and her eyes seem...

We ordered from McMurray and have had our chicks for two weeks now. Two of them are exhibiting symptoms similar to the ones you mentioned. One is especially bad - can't stand, legs seem to weak to hold her up, she falls forward when she tries to stand. She also has diarrhea and her eyes seem...

Thanks for the bump, I was worried that I might not get any answers. The vitamin suggestion was helpful. Is it possible that a baby chick could get rickets while on starter feed?? The symptoms I've read online seem to fit pretty well, but that seems strange to me. Isn't the chick starter...

Could someone please offer some advice on this problem? We have 30, two-week old baby chicks of a variety of breeds. About four days ago, we noticed that one of the female Light Brahmas was acting lethargic and was very wobbly on her feet. This progressed for another day until she was unable...