Blankie in the brooder.

[34Fam]

Has anyone ever tried a blankie in their brooder? We made a mini perch for the baby chicks to play on for our 5 day old chicks. I found an old flannel swaddle baby blankie and put it on top of the perch (originally thinking they would like to sleep under the little fort at night like a mommy hen). Instead of sleeping under the blankie fort, they all LOVE to sleep on top of it. I remove it in the morning and put it back in there at night time. So tonight, all 9 of the girls could hardly wait to get on the blankie and then several of them started rubbing around on their belly like they were dust bathing or something. One of the little chicks even sleeps on her side with her legs stretched out.... All of them love this little blankie. Any thoughts on what they are doing wiggling around on their bellies on the blankie?

 

[The Phantom]

They really love it! So cute!!!

 

[TattooedChicks]

My crew have an old pillow case they’ve been doing the same thing on. Must feel good on those new pin feathers.

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[azygous]

Yup! I gave mine a fuzzy cat pod to transition them to sleeping in the coop. It was a huge success!

 

[sourland]

'snuggling down' into security.

 

[The Phantom]

I did a stuffed animal once. It was so cute the one that I had would run in circles and dart back and forth under it. The she would sleep under its legs with her head poking out! So cute!

 

[JaeG]

My Button quail love having a fuzzy cloth to get under and push up into, like they would into their mother's feathers. It's great for strengthening their delicate little legs.

 

[rollachickens]

I took an old fleece blanket we had and everyday I cut a section out of it and sew the raw edges. Then I place it in their cage. They love sleeping on it. The next morning, I throw it away since they poop on it and replace it with a new one. They get excited when the new one goes in their cage.

 

[azygous]

My chicks liked their plush cat bed so much, they used it to nap in during the day long after they'd learned to roost.

 

[34Fam]

Thank you all for sharing! I have a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart heart knowing these gals just love to snuggle.