Sure they eat a few, but soon they learn bleh. We use them in the brooder too. For using them with chicks I just make sure they have grit to go with the sawdust they'll wind up eating lol. That's what that section is in the photo bottom right...dirt.
These are nearly 6 weeks old. They get...
Yup, @DLA explained it perfectly.
I'm just replying so you know that was exactly what I meant as there is a difference. You can put straw in your nest boxes too for nice clean eggs unless they sleep in them like mine do. Thus, I put horse pellets in the nestboxes now and just stir them...
Our silkies try to "free range" in the snow so we throw split logs every so often that they'll head for and stand on.
We don't have a run but I think if I was you, I'd throw down a few logs and a little straw, in fact, just give them the bale if you can get it that way. They'll tear it apart.