Lacombe’s free range children

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I’m new to all this chicken talk and care, but I have read through some of the articles on here and some other places around the web. So after about 3 months of research and web surfing, I bit the bullet and bought 25 New Hampshire day old chicks from Strombergs. I have seen a lot of mixed feelings about strombergs , but I decided to go with them due to the fact they were the only ones selling New Hampshire’s at the time. Every where else was sold out. So I built my coop in about a day minus paint and roofing right now I have a 8’x8’x8’ coop. So after a weekend of painting and getting the coop ready for the new chicks they arrived a week later but on time. Now Strombergs does not hatch its own chicks they use many different Hatcheries. My chicks came from Mann Lake LTD. I got the chicks at the local post office at 5 in the morning. But was not able to pick up until 8. My youngest son (age 2) went with me. He was so excited when he heard the chicks from the box they got shipped in. But sad when I told him we had to wait until we got home to open them. So we got home and he got excited again saying chicken chicken where are you. But more on him later. To my surprise only 1 chick did not make it on this two day mail journey but 2 others looked pretty bad off and like they were runts or just really small. 8 of them had pasty butt. Including the two runts. We got them cleaned up. So it’s been a week now of having these chicks and the two runts did not make it so I’m now down to 22 birds. 3 ended up getting pasty butt a second time got them cleaned up, and I’m adding some probiotics to the water. For now that’s all I have. If you have any questions about my coop or anything please don’t hesitate to ask. I love constructive criticism/ feedback as I am new and know I will make some mistakes.
 
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I Have had a similar experience before and can understand you. When you have problems with your chickens and need help BYC is a great source. I hope you have fun and learn with all of us! Keep Clucking!
 
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While the losses are not happy news, it’s recommended to allow 4 ft.² per chicken in the coop. If you are offering free range or a huge run (at least 8-10 ft.² per bird), all should be fine. You’ll know if there’s a problem in the spring. Don’t worry too much about it.
Your LO can be a huge help! I love remembering when the child above assisted a chick that was breach and shrink wrapped in the shell when she was 20-months. She collects eggs, feeds and waters, helps administer medicine, and with eyewear and a face mask/bandanna, helps clean the coop. She’s five now, and has a few tools too.
 

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