Makes perfect sense... Especially the litter water and poop smell ... These are my first chicks and are doing great at 5 weeks, guess I am like a mother with the proverbial first child. I'm worrying too much over the small stuff and not giving the chicks credit to adapt. Thanks for all the info...
I wish I had seen this before I put my open style water tray in my brood house. I've since put in vertical drippers with a small 1/2 gallon water source, but I cant seem to wean them off the open water tray.
I'm leaving both in for safety factor while I am at work, but I would really like...