Plastic sheeting for brooder floor?

[lereg]

Has anybody used plastic sheeting brooder for their brooder floor? I'm enlarging my my brooder today, and need something to protect my porch floor. I'm thinking it would be easy to clean, and I have some on hand.

 

[saysfaa]

If you can keep it from being slippery. Shavings on a plastic sheet would be at least as slippery as just plastic. Maybe several layers of newspaper on it would work.

 

[Mahyatt]

Has anybody used plastic sheeting brooder for their brooder floor? I'm enlarging my my brooder today, and need something to protect my porch floor. I'm thinking it would be easy to clean, and I have some on hand.

 

[Mahyatt]

You are keeping chicks directly of plastic?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I used a cut up large trash bag (one of those heavy duty black ones) and lined my brooder with this, then used pine pellets, like the ones they use in horse stalls, over this, a good layer. Easy clean up and no slipping issues.

 

[lereg]

If you can keep it from being slippery. Shavings on a plastic sheet would be at least as slippery as just plastic. Maybe several layers of newspaper on it would work.

You are keeping chicks directly of plastic?

I plan on using bedding on top of the plastic, so hopefully it wont be to slick for them.

I used a cut up large trash bag (one of those heavy duty black ones) and lined my brooder with this, then used pine pellets, like the ones they use in horse stalls, over this, a good layer. Easy clean up and no slipping issues.

That's kind of what I was hoping for!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Going to need a good amount of shavings so there's less risk of them pushing it aside and then slipping on the underlayer.

Or I'd consider maybe laying a few layers of cheap paper towels over the plastic to provide extra traction.

Maybe several layers of newspaper on it would work.

Newspaper is actually pretty slippery as well because it's so smooth.

 

[lereg]

I decided to go with a tarp instead of the plastic. I'll take pics tomorrow!

 

[lereg]

Here's the pic of the brooder:

 

[Mamatomany123]

Here's the pic of the brooder:View attachment 2599176

I feel like I just, for some reason, always get super small chicks. My chicks would walk through those openings in the wire like nothing.