What would the death rate be for 16 ordered chicks?

[InsaneBreeder]

Thanks for all your help! I think I'll just call the hatchery to see when they will ship.

 

[gritsar]

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It may be a little late this time, if your order is already in the process, but you can ask for a certain delivery date. I ordered my chicks first of this month, with delivery that I requested in May.

 

[Firebomb_k]

I ordered 15 and got 24 or 25.....not sure just yet.......NO DOA!!!!

very happy......no sure what to do with the roos......mine came from Ideal and delivered to WI today.....just below freezing temps outside.

 

[InsaneBreeder]

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What breed were the extra roosters?

 

[embkm]

Firebomb, do you know what kind those are? I got some that look jsut like that today, but have no idea what they are (other than cute bantams)

 

[Firebomb_k]

InsaneBreeder: I believe there are extra BO's and Partridge Rock's.....I ordered 5 of three breeds and one one breed came with five so the extra must be in those breeds.

Embkm: The yellow ones are Buff Orpington's and the Brownish colored ones are New Hampshire Red's and the black and white ones are Partridge Rock's.

Edit: The Brown ones are partridge rocks and the black and white ones are the packaging peanuts.....their Australorp's.

 

[InsaneBreeder]

Aw, the roosters are so cute. You could sell them if you didn't know what to do with them.

 

[OhioMike]

Im ordering 6 barred rocks and 6 RIRs from a local feed store who orders from a local hatchery here in ohio or ideal in Texas, depending on what you order. I was hopeing for 6 and 6 survivors but haveing read this and other posts, should i order more? Then again, i dont want 14 and 14 healthy chicks! With the added space they'll need later! Wait, maybe 14 and 14 aint so bad??? Hmmmm???

 

[InsaneBreeder]

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That's what I'm thinking--that more might not be a bad idea. I thought I might order just 10, but then I thought 12, then I became worried about DOA and went to 16. I'm still not sure.

 

[Uzuri]

If you read through the posts here, you'll see that the pattern tends to be *either* huge losses, nearing 100%, from shipping and/or some sort of illness *or* a very tiny loss, maybe one or two weak chicks, from shipping and early in the process, with the occasional "I did something stupid" loss later in the game.

So getting a whole ton extra probably isn't going to help much. Getting a couple extra will guard against weak chicks getting lost in shipping. Nothing will help you if you don't take care of them, or if there is a major problem in shipping or serious illness in the chicks. So a small number of extras, no more than say, 5% of your total order, seems to be the statistical winner, anyway.