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Start them on the broiler feed from day one. Don't even bother with chick starter. How many do you have, and how big is your brooder? Also, depending on how many you have, you should consider buying your feed in bulk from the mill. They grind it themselves, so you can actually see...
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A lot of these are personal choices, but here's my take. First of all, you should expect a couple of losses- they are harder to raise than layers, no doubt about it. But you already have more losses than one would expect from a batch of 25. I'd say 2-3 should die early from that...