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I have never heard of a 50% loss rate on chicks. That would be heartbreaking. I have raised 4 batches of chicks/ducks/geese and have lost maybe 1 out 20 chicks on average - usually in the first few critical days. I considered buying some older birds this year because I would like to see some...

That might be an option, but I also think you should try to figure out if there is anything on your side that needs to be improved (setup, heat, food, water, etc.). I know my local Farm stores will give credit for lost birds in the first 2 days, but they would never expect such a high loss from...

Welcome to BYC, you will find some very helpful people here that will offer some great advice. This is my first year raising laying hens, and I have learned a lot from reading threads posted here on BYC and asking questions when I can't find the answers. 21hens asked the basic questions people...