5th chick dying in my hands right now - help!

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familypendragon said:
No new deaths today
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Lots of sick, wheezing, coughing, snotty birds - but no deaths. I had another cochin that would not roost with the others tonight so I tucked it away snuggled in a fluffy nesting box by itself since it wanted to be alone. I know that one might be gone in the morning, but I have my fingers crossed it will pull through.
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I have 10 babies in one brooder in the living room and a second brooder in the back bathroom set up for the 13 due to hatch in the next 2 days. Tomorrow I have to pack/ship the bodies for the necropsies and just found out we are out of trash bags
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So I have to drive all the way to town for trash bags in hopes the box (which I still have to find) won't leak. I really hope I have some answers soon. I have seen some odd behavior from one of the babies in the house but I am trying to ignore it since there is nothing I can do about it.
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I hope your wrong...I know when I lost 1 or ? I start watching them all suspiciously!
my other little wry neck girl passed in her sleep...doesn't look like she convulsed just died sleeping...that's some comfort.
I noticed 1 of the remaining faverolles walking kinda funny....she has 2 toes fused together! definitely the breeding pair need vitamins
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the orloffs and leghorns are all doing great it's just the faverolles
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Hope today isn't horrible for you! keep me informed! xoxo
 
Heidisgran said:
I hope your wrong...I know when I lost 1 or ? I start watching them all suspiciously!
my other little wry neck girl passed in her sleep...doesn't look like she convulsed just died sleeping...that's some comfort.
I noticed 1 of the remaining faverolles walking kinda funny....she has 2 toes fused together! definitely the breeding pair need vitamins :(
the orloffs and leghorns are all doing great it's just the faverolles :rolleyes:

Hope today isn't horrible for you! keep me informed! xoxo
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Oh no :( Is that what that is caused by, how sad. I hope the breeder listens instead of getting defensive.

I was up till 3am last night writing up a history for each of the 8 birds I am sending. I left a note saying I can only afford 2 necropsies to start so to pick the 2 histories he thought would give the best information. It was really sad writing it up *sigh* I almost cried but kept it under control. Getting a little teary eyed again now, but I'll be ok. No new dead birds when I went out this morning so that is a plus. I will have to be out for a while today to take the package to fedex, I hope everybody is fine when I get back. I worry, LOL! We also have a pair of hawks that live at our pond and have been trying to hunt our flock. No luck yet, but I am usually home and keeping an eye out. If I see it before they do I shriek like a hawk and they go running for cover and one of my dogs goes out to chase the hawk. I also have several "guard mockingbirds" that keep a good eye out and provide an early warning system as well as attack squadron, LOL! Hoping my luck continues with the hawks.
 
Get some lipzock baggies, the Dollar store should have some big ones for cheap.

Here is this again:
How to Send a Bird for a Necropsy​

They need the whole bird(s), refrigerated, not frozen. If you live in CA, there are four labs that do necropsies on poultry (chickens, turkeys, waterfowl) for free. I know that they do out of state necropsies, but I think they charge for those. You could call them and ask what they charge for out of state "backyard poultry". The lab I use is the one in Tulare, CA. If you are in CA, call them and ask for their FedEx account number, it will save a bunch on shipping charges.

CAHFS
18830 Road 112
Tulare, CA 93274-9042
(559) 688-7543
(559) 686-4231 (FAX)
[email protected]


The other labs are listed here:
http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/services/lab_locations.cfm

If it's Friday, unless you want to overnight for Saturday delivery, I would suggest shipping on Monday for Tuesday delivery. What you need to do, if you haven't already done so, is put your bird in your refrigerator, NOT the freezer! Then you need to find a box, line it with styrofoam (I use the 4'x8'x1" stuff from Home Depot. You can also get smaller pieces at an art store like Michael's, but is way more expensive. Click here to see foam options. You'll also need at least one ice pack. Here are some pictures that I took of the last bird that I sent:

Box lined with foam on four sides and bottom. Seams of foam taped sealed.


Box, sides, bottom and and top.


Frozen ice pack in ziplock baggie.


Brown paper on top of ice pack.


Hen in ziplock baggie on top of brown paper.


Brown paper on top of hen.


Ice pack on top of brown paper.


Lid on top of brown paper.
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Inside the box you should also include a submission form in a ziplock baggie. Do not tell anyone at FedEx that you're shipping a dead animal... that seems to really worry them. Just make sure that nothing will leak.

-Kathy
 
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casportpony said:
Get some lipzock baggies, the Dollar store should have some big ones for cheap.

Here is this again:
How to Send a Bird for a Necropsy​

They need the whole bird(s), refrigerated, not frozen. If you live in CA, there are four labs that do necropsies on poultry (chickens, turkeys, waterfowl) for free. I know that they do out of state necropsies, but I think they charge for those. You could call them and ask what they charge for out of state "backyard poultry". The lab I use is the one in Tulare, CA. If you are in CA, call them and ask for their FedEx account number, it will save a bunch on shipping charges.

CAHFS
18830 Road 112
Tulare, CA 93274-9042
(559) 688-7543
(559) 686-4231 (FAX)
[email protected]


The other labs are listed here:
http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/services/lab_locations.cfm

If it's Friday, unless you want to overnight for Saturday delivery, I would suggest shipping on Monday for Tuesday delivery. What you need to do, if you haven't already done so, is put your bird in your refrigerator, NOT the freezer! Then you need to find a box, line it with styrofoam (I use the 4'x8'x1" stuff from Home Depot. You can also get smaller pieces at an art store like Michael's, but is way more expensive. Click here to see foam options. You'll also need at least one ice pack. Here are some pictures that I took of the last bird that I sent:

Box lined with foam on four sides and bottom. Seams of foam taped sealed.


Box, sides, bottom and and top.


Frozen ice pack in ziplock baggie.


Brown paper on top of ice pack.


Hen in ziplock baggie on top of brown paper.


Brown paper on top of hen.


Ice pack on top of brown paper.


Lid on top of brown paper.
​

Inside the box you should also include a submission form in a ziplock baggie. Do not tell anyone at FedEx that you're shipping a dead animal... that seems to really worry them. Just make sure that nothing will leak.

-Kathy
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your so helpful!! your appreciated
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Thanks Kathy :) I have it all packed up but ended up just using a foam cooler inside a trash bag, inside a contractor bag, inside a cardboard box. Inside I had another trash bag, then the frozen water bottles, then each bird in a baggie. I stuck the 17 pages of info in a baggie right under the top of the box. I also had the cooler duct taped shut really well. 20 lbs total :( Shipping was going to be $86 for overnight, but when I called the lab they said to save my money because out in the country where they are it wouldn't get there till Wednesday no matter what. So it was $22 instead with USPS. I hope it all works out.
 
You know what is really amazing considering all I have going on, plus everyone is molting, plus the weather change etc...? Not only are nearly all my girls still laying that were laying - some new ones have started right in the middle of all this. That just amazed me! :eek:
 
My horse recently passed of an unknown and highly ferocious illness. I am currently awaiting the necropsy results. The loss of a beloved pet is incredibly hard to cope with and my heart goes out to you.
 

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