Hiya, PollyWally, and welcome to BYC! :frow
I believe you're the first person I've heard say their coop was too big. Your post will be memorialized here, so you can check back to it after chicken math hits! ❤️
Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow
I've been in Wisconsin a few decades but grew up in Minnesota and travel there a couple times a year. Pretty much the same thing as here...giant mosquitoes!
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Sorry about the loss of so many ducklings. I know usually those that make it that far but don't hatch, could have been something wrong with the duckling. That many though, I do wonder why.
The temp should be 99.5 for the whole 28 days and humidity sounds okay until lockdown, and then...
My splash hen with mauve roo makes some gorgeous chicks. She's with a blue rooster since a couple of days ago, so we'll get some more blues and splashes from them. The NN satin paint silkie I'll put with its sibling, a black rooster from paint parents, except I don't know where this guy got...
You might want to put your others on some Poultry Cell for a day or two as well just for the boost in their vitamins. Heck, I'd even do some probiotics for them all as well just for that boost to their digestive systems. That gets rid of bad bacteria in their system and replaces it with good...
If you don't find anyone to share the chick shipping, check with your local feed mill. Ours will do small orders and doesn't charge more as they get sent along with the rest of the chicks.
Good luck!