Sick dying chicks. **UPDATE 8-7 PICS pg. 19**

Stacey, I'm still here for ya and praying for ya. If you need to chat a bit, just call me. If you have to get rid of the whole flock, let me know, I can get you up and running again in no time. Just wait the alloted time for the disinfecting process.

I am so sorry for the way things have turned out, but just remember that any decission you make will be for the best. Hugs from Northern 58
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GOOD NEWS!!! I finally was able to speak with the head vet of Virginia Techs. poultry vet program and he spoke with me for an hour. Yep! An hour! He told me that this definitely sounds like Coryza, because of the smell. There is no other disease that has that smell he said. I am to treat the chicks for 10 days with Gallimycin. Then I can vaccinate. He said there is no reason to cull the whole flock and was familiar with the state vet that told me to do so. He wasn't at all shocked that the vet I spoke with told me to cull the whole flock but that is was completely unnecessary to do. Boy! What a roller coaster ride this has been! Thank heavens! I am also going to be speaking with Dr. Brown at one point this evening and am certain that he will tell me the same thing.

Thank you Christina (Korfus Kluckers) for pointing me in the right direction to talk to Dr. Brown and will all of your help in diagnosing this!
 
What a relief! Now you can get a whole different mindset about the problem. I know that your babies aren't out of the woods yet, but at least now you have the possibility for a good outcome for many of them.

You know, I wondered about the state vet saying that in all his 22 years he had never seen a case of coryza. I thought, and this may well be one, and he still hasn't seen it...

I hope that you can get your hands on the medication that you need quickly, and save as many chicks as possible.

Also, have you decided what is the best course of action to take with the eggs that you are incubating? Will it be possible for you to keep them and brood them separately, or is the disease too contagious for that? At what age can they be vaccinated?
 
I just got off the phone with Dr. Brown and he basically stated the same thing that Dr. Pierson told me. I will be ordering some Gallimycin first thing in the morning and be vaccinating in a few weeks. My babies that I'm getting ready to hatch will have to go somewhere else and AussieSharon has offered to make the 2 1/2 hour drive to come and get them and raise them for me until I can have them here with me. You are all so wonderful! I don't know how I could have gone through this whole mess without everyone's support. Lots and lots of hugs are coming your direction!
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... and then some more!
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These are good questions lauralou. I also asked Dr. Pierson about that state vet never seeing a case of Coryza in the 22 years that he worked there and he told me he didn't see how that could be possible. They see is at his school all of the time. He said it is more common among game poultry but it still out there.

I think I know what I'm going to be doing with the eggs that are due to hatch next weekend but still need to hammer out the details, so I won't post that quite yet. I will let everyone know once I get things straight with that.
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