Condolences to you and your chicklets. One of the inevitabilies of the farming life is death. Better it be a day old chick dying of "dirty butt", than you getting caught up in your tractor's PTO...amen.

There's more Facebook groups devoted to things poultry, than I'd care to count. Someone on Nextdoor suggested the following as good sources of information regarding chicken breeds, feeds, and care:

Western Washington Poultry, NW Poultry and PNW Poultry

Some of the group members have birds for sale or exchange. Others have equipment to sell or swap. Should be some helpful ideas on any of the sites.

Several of our friends raise chickens on their hobby farms; they get a lot of enjoyment, and a few eggs, from their birds. Have fun!