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Using some of the material out of your coop bedding can give your chicks a good exposure to the germs in your flock and coop right when they need them the most...this is usually accomplished by exposure to the mother hen.   :frow    [/quote Bee: from day 1? No need to allow chicks to gain ...

That's what I was thinking, and also remembering that last summer's chicks loved to peck at hay seeds, and chase each other with greener fronds. I think I'll give it a try! Bee: my Chez Poulez coop was great all winter! Thanks for all the advice and hand holding last fall!

I was mostly trying to avoid the expense of paper towels...

Thanks!

I'm on day 19 of my first hatch (though i raised chicks last year that were 2 wks old when I got them). I set up my brooder with mini pine shavings, but have been reading here about baby chicks and the danger of ingesting shavings. People mentioned alternatives like newspaper, corn cob...