Hi,
I am 2 days in to raising my first group of baby chicks. I have the brooder all set up and the chicks seem to be doing well so far. I have read a lot about different brooder set ups and am currently using a large cardboard box with puppy pads lining the bottom and paper towels on top of that. It has been working well except that I am having to change the paper towels quite often in order to keep it clean. And since paper towels are in high demand / hard to find at the moment I would like to put down pine shaving litter asap. I have read a few different things about when it is ok to add the pine litter to the brooder, but can't find anything definitive. Some people are saying wait 4 weeks and others say after day 3 is ok. Thanks in advance on any info. you can provide on this
I am 2 days in to raising my first group of baby chicks. I have the brooder all set up and the chicks seem to be doing well so far. I have read a lot about different brooder set ups and am currently using a large cardboard box with puppy pads lining the bottom and paper towels on top of that. It has been working well except that I am having to change the paper towels quite often in order to keep it clean. And since paper towels are in high demand / hard to find at the moment I would like to put down pine shaving litter asap. I have read a few different things about when it is ok to add the pine litter to the brooder, but can't find anything definitive. Some people are saying wait 4 weeks and others say after day 3 is ok. Thanks in advance on any info. you can provide on this
