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Thanks! Well, this is the first time I've tried it, so I'll take your 1 year of experience as expert advice. :D

That's a great idea. I started out with sand and very quickly decided it was a bad idea for me. I use a dog crate with 6" of wood around the bottom to keep the bedding in and make it warmer for the chicks when they are really little. Trying to scoop the sand was not convenient for me at all...

Thanks for that answer! I didn't realize you want the chicks to eat the dirt. Now I'm not worried. I do give my chicks and hens grit because I'm not convinced there are any rocks in my dirt. They live in an orchard and the soil is pretty soft. I figure they just wont eat it if they don't...

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...