I was told that at some time that you added breeder DC also in your line the show quality bird I have are from ed smith, I will find your ad for eggs that states your birds are hatchery and breeder birds. I'll edit where I mistakedly wrote show quality. I love your birds even though...
All the different opinions on here will make your head spin!! First of all I have raised hundreds of chicks on pine shavings and never had a chick die, if they are dying then its something else perhaps you used cedar shaving which will choke them out, secondly there are horror stories and...