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Donnie:

Some amount of post-stocking mortality is to be expected; I do not know if the level you have experienced would be considered normal or a little high. IF it does not incerase it would not worry me.

Two possible causes - 1) poor condition stockers not getting enough to eat (I think that would be self correcting as Spring progresses and food becomes more available), and 2) Temp swing. WRT the latter, after the 17th we had a big water temp drop fairly fast here. I saw several dead small BG in my pond afterward where none had been apparent earlier in the year. You're close enough to share the same general weather and perhaps that affected you as well(?).

Whatever the cause, I hope your morts are over with.