2022年2月10日 · If you using the modified deep litter method, you can toss some chick-safe treats on the bedding. For chicks younger than 1-2 weeks, simply tossing some feed on the bedding will get them excited. If they’re older and you have chick grit available, tossing grass, spinach, or other leafy greens, a few mealworms, or similar, all make great treats.

2019年3月13日 · Two or three layers of paper towels, then a bunch of their chick starter feed. That way all they can eat is the feed and when they poo, it clumps up like kitty litter. When it needs changed, i just roll up one of the layers of paper towels. Worked for me every time.

2020年6月21日 · What do people use for chick bedding? I have seen a lot of suggestions to use pine shavings, but one year I lost 5 babies due to eating the wood shavings. My chicks are a week and a half old and I have been using newspaper up til now. I would love to switch over to shavings. Do others have...

2019年1月5日 · Baby chicks will need about 6 square inches per chick when they are very tiny, however as they grow you will need to expand their space to 1 to 2 foot per chick. As they grow and pecking orders develop, they will need more personal space, your brooder will also stay cleaner if you keep larger spaces in the brooder.

2010年2月20日 · Well I have horses so I have just always used hay for all my chicks bedding. I have never had any problems with using hay. My hen and her new baby chicks are outside snuggled in a hay bed now. It is good stuff.

2009年3月29日 · My baby chicks roll around and scratch all the time. I thinks its normal chicky behavior. Some even pass out on their sides sleeping.

2013年8月17日 · Is Aspen Bedding Okay for Baby Chicks? Thread starter Chicken Geek; Start date Aug 24, 2013 ...

2020年11月19日 · But this is a real life anecdote documenting a very sad experience with using coffee grounds as chick brooder bedding. Since we know the caffeine in coffee grounds is toxic and we know that baby chicks will try to eat anything, it's best to …

2008年4月24日 · Since you didn't get an answer - don't do it. Iwould think it's too fine.. dusty- breathing it in tasty looking- eating it...

2012年2月18日 · I use pine shavings. Just be sure to cover it with paper the first day or two so that the chicks dont think its a food source