Hi! Just wanted to tell you how I i am dealing with 15 chicks! I took someones advise here and got pelleted bedding from our local TSC. They are magic!!! They absorb any and all moisture and don't get kicked into everything. I only have to clean the water thing once a day when a stray pellet ends up dissolving in it. They smell WAY nicer for WAY longer, eventually turning into a saw dusty material that I have started mulching around my plants with! The space around the brooder is clean (no flung out shavings) and my hubby appreciates that our spare room does not smell so "chickeny"! If you buy the kind sold for horses v.s. small animals they are about half the price. Hope this helps
