- Feb 23, 2011
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New member in Oregon and am really excited to start my own backyard flock. I have always wanted chickens.
Knowing this, my family and I just got 4 chicks yesterday! We Set up a brooder box in our living room after reading "Chickens in your backyard". Set up everything according to everything I have read. When I got home from work today one of our chicks was dead! The others seam just fine, but I wanted to know if this was common. I plan on replacing the chick first thing in the morning so hopefully my 5 year old won't notice, but didn't know how common this was and if I could handle coming home to a dead chick daily. Any pointers for this newbie??
Thanks,
Sarah
Knowing this, my family and I just got 4 chicks yesterday! We Set up a brooder box in our living room after reading "Chickens in your backyard". Set up everything according to everything I have read. When I got home from work today one of our chicks was dead! The others seam just fine, but I wanted to know if this was common. I plan on replacing the chick first thing in the morning so hopefully my 5 year old won't notice, but didn't know how common this was and if I could handle coming home to a dead chick daily. Any pointers for this newbie??
Thanks,
Sarah