I'm using shelf liner called grip liner from K-Mart or easy liner select grip from Walmart, both are spongey with small holes that give the chicks great traction and they are easy to wash and reuse. Hope this is helpful. Marle
Thank you soo much for this information, I always heard NEVER HELP A CHICK HATCH and was stressing cause my chick wasn't making any progress, so was starting to help then decided to check your site just in case. and I AM SO HAPPY, I HELPED 1 CHICK AND IT IS STILL WARMING UP AND DRYING BUT LOOKS...