Hi All

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. If it had an eye pecked out, it may have died from injuries by other chicks.
How large is their area?
Do you have some pictures of the chicks and the coop they are in?

 

[N F C]

Hello, I second the suggestion to check out the Learning Center... @Debbie292d has provided a link. The LC will provide a lot of helpful info on a variety of topics.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Your birds may be overcrowded.
Egg laying doesn't usually start until 5-10 months depending on the breed.
Your birds are old enough to determine gender. Please feel free to take pictures of birds free standing, one per image and we can let you know.
Please post pictures of your setup along with the dimensions. Very often newbies grossly under size housing based on what the literature states and birds become stressed.
Being new to chickens, you would not know what to look for if a bird was ill. I'm sorry you lost one.
What exactly are you feeding your flock?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry for your loss, you've been given some great advice on timing of egg laying and space needs, hopefully they start laying soon.

Welcome to our community!

 

[Jenbirdee]

welcome to BYC. Im really sorry about the one that died, Had to be hard on the kids

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Great questions from @DobieLover

 

[triciayoung]

The eye could have been pecked after it had died. Unfortunately losing a chick now and then is like losing people. Some of us just didn't make it for what ever reason. When we walk thru old cemeteries there are a lot of those infant graves. I hate losing small chicks but I have come to accept it like it or not. I wish I had a better answer. I Lost one about that age yesterday too.

Well said @LTAY1946

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!