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