Can you put this in there?

thereverend

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Can you put cat litter in the brooder to make it easyer to clean and make it smell nicer.
please let me know..
 
I wouldn't recommend it! I think they would probably eat it. I have seen some use that organic pellet litter and that's too big for a chick to eat and they seem to think they work well. I always use paper towels for the first week and then switch to pine shavings! How old are your chicks?
 
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I would be afraid the chicks would eat it. Shavings are more commonly used, I think, with newspaper or paper towels on top of the shavings if they are very young. I personally did not do this, just used shavings, but someone posted about their chick getting an impacted crop from pecking at the shavings. Multiple layers of newspaper might help, just take out the dirty layer everyday.
 
they are 5 weeks old today..
we use wood shavings.. now but looking for a easyer way
 
If you DO use "cat litter", buy the "cheap" stuff that is 100% clay with nothing added to it...

...Our soil is 90% sand and 10% loam/duff/etc. We buy such clay to add to the soil, lol.
 

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