Baby chick trying dustbathe in the feed

[3KillerBs]

You could both elevate the feeder on a brick or something and replace the puppy pads with shavings to give the chicks something to dig and scratch in. Scratching is instinctive.

 

[AntiqueB]

You could both elevate the feeder on a brick or something and replace the puppy pads with shavings to give the chicks something to dig and scratch in. Scratching is instinctive.

You can put shavings on top of the pads. Pads make clean-up easy, and shavings provide something soft and sonething to dig in.