dirt in brooder

I hope 2 posts in 1 day in the same place is okay. Just joined and I have questions I've been sitting on :) We are currently raising 7 chicks in a brooder in our city apartment. They are 2 weeks old as of yesterday. When they are old enough, they will be moved to a coop onto a property that my...

I have read several times on here that adding a bit of dirt from the chicken run into the brooder would be good for the chicks and help them build immunities. I have a 2 week old and 3 at 3 weeks old in the brooder and one of the older ones is trying to dust bathe in the pine shavings. I put a...