I know how it feels to lose chickens. I lost a chick six days after i got my first batch, a pullet was picked up by a hawk, i had to give away a cock who would meet certain death where he went, and i lost a sweet little chick to an unknown sickness. There will never be another Lindsey, Rocket, Celia, or Faith, but the chicks i bought after they were gone have made me feel much better. I know that the flock you are hatching will help you feel better after losing your other flock. Good luck with your chicks!Yes! My neighbors dog killed my entire flock but 2. My barred Rocks where the first I bought and they were 4 years old. Big John, my rooster was huge and gentle. He would pick food and give it to the hens who ate it from his beak. His second in command was J.D. a barred rock Turken, unique because most turkens are big and red. He and Big John had a great rooster relationship in the evenings J.D. was responsible for getting any rebel hens in the shed. My broody hen was a white Turken named Prissy, as soon as her current chicks were on their own she would start setting again. I lost my interest after the horrifying raid and I still miss them. Today I put 14 hatching eggs in the incubator. I know they will be a good flock in their own way but their will never be another Big John, J.D. or Prissy.