Question for the ladies who order chicks or hatch chicks often: About how many is typical to lose to "failure to thrive" or other issues?
How many extra birds should you order or hatch to get the number of adult birds you want?
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I have only ordered what I want, and the company will add one or two "bonus" chicks. I've lost maybe one out of an order of 25. Sometimes I lose none. When I do lose one, it's usually to splayed legs that doesn't allow them to get to the food.
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Poultry brooding survey
Posted - Aug 13 2011 : 09:32:39 AM
