Brooder Bedding

[lnm03]

How much of the pine bedding do I need to put into the bottom of my brooder?

 

[ChickenToes]

I usually kept mine at a depth of 1 or 2 inches.

 

[gritsar]

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Me too!

 

[Chirpy]

Oh bummer, I'm the odd man (girl

) out here... I usually keep mine 3 inches or a little deeper. My chicks have always loved to scratch in it and bathe in it and they seem to like the deeper bedding than when I used less.

 

[chickeneer]

How do you keep the bedding dry? My chicks always get their water everywhere, and I end up changing the pine shavings every day.

 

[swtangel321]

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im sure you will find alot of helpful stuff on here.

Put there food and water on somthing so nothing gets in it but make sure they can still reach it.

A brick, peice of wood, I put a few coasters together !!! Make sure its stable so nothing falls !!!

 

[walkswithdog]

My water is on a slightly raised shelf of hardwire over a wood frame. My shavings are about 3 inches. They do like to fluff down into deeper shaving, it's fun to watch.

I remove any matted damp bits and turn and replenish every day, taking out any food that's gotten into it and mixed with poo. Mine are a week old today and most have begun to figure out roosting on their brooder length pole.

They're fun, good luck.

 

[Chirpy]

This is what I did with my waterer until I actually hung it.

 

[chickeneer]

Thanks for the picture. That really helped me visualize how it could work better in my brooder. My 2 week old chicks are in a brooder with a mesh floor right now because I could not keep the shavings dry! I'm going to try adding some pine shavings, but keeping the waterer over a bare mesh area for draining the spills.

 

[lnm03]

I have the temp in my brooder at 90* is that ok for day old chicks? I get them tomorrow!!! YAY