Three legged chick

[chicks4kids]

Meaties just don't die off after so many months either-some (if they can beat the butcher) can live for years. I think tying the 3rd leg off with fishing line is a very good idea. Especially if you really want to give this little one a chance.

So sad though..........although it does happen. Good luck to the little guy!

 

[Chicken Paradise]

Poor stumpy up and died yesterday afternoon. The backside was almost always smeared with poop, it was not pasted, but the whole vent area was abnormal and it had a somewhat bloated appearance. RIP Stumpy!

 

[drumstick diva]

Poor stumpy. I'm sorry.

 

[bigstack]

Im soooo sorry!!!!

I was really hoping he would make it!

Good luck with the rest and God Bless!

 

[4H-Mom]

I have never personally ordered from McMurry but my daughters poultry groupin 4H last year all ordered from them & most of the birds were disqualified for not being purebreds. My daughter joined late so we had already gotten our birds somewhere else. I would definitely complain to thge hatchery. We ordered from Cackle Hatchery thiis year & I am picking them up tomorrow. Cackle is just more convient for us since it is only about 60 miles away.

 

[nanawendy]

I'm sorry about Stumpy

 

[Dust Bunny]

i heard of another bent mc murry customer who got an eyeless chick

sorry about stumpy

 

[nanawendy]

EWWWWAAA

 

[teach1rusl]

Well I must be a big chicken myself, because I was kind of relieved that the little guy died on his own. No more moral dilemma about what to do about him...

And I would think that eventually others would start picking/pecking at that spare appendage.

 

[corcor55]

I ordered 25 Chicks for 4 of us, and 11 came dead, COMPLETELY trampled to death. All 8 bantams were smooshed, and the RI Reds were fine. They are shipping me my 8 and then "filling" it with others...what??? never again. My pet chicken out of norwalk was great, and has only a 10 minimum outside of a major city.