Hi, My husband & I bought a foreclosed home on 5 acres and decided to raise some small farm animals on it, we have 3 pekin ducklings, 3 cayuga ducklings, 1 speckled sussex, 3 buff orpingtons & 3 buff brahmas, and a new baby bunny. We also have a little black "guard" dog who watches over our babies, we started out with 3 sussex, then 1 died, a few days before it died our dog stopped eating, didn't want to leave the chicks for anything, except to come whine at us every few minutes, then when the chick died she started eating good and sleeping on her bed instead of on the couch next to the chicks box. The 2nd chick died suddenly, we don't know why, but the 3rd sussex seems healthy & happy.
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Hi, from Minnesota
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from Ohio. So glad you joined. Sorry about your chicks. I hope the rest will be OK. 
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