Chicks digging in bedding?

[Mulegirl]

Hello everyone! I' brand new to chickens so please forgive me for all the questions.

I got 4 chicks,2 Barred Rocks and 2 Easter Eggers. They are right around 4-5 days old as far as I can tell. They have been digging holes in the bedding and laying in them. Or just digging and scratching around. Does this mean they are too warm? Or is it normal chick stuff?

 

[Pyxis]

Normal chick stuff Their natural instinct is to scratch around, just like they'll do when they're older and living outside looking for tasty things to eat. They do it at this age too.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Normal chick stuff Their natural instinct is to scratch around, just like they'll do when they're older and living outside looking for tasty things to eat. They do it at this age too.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Normal chick stuff Their natural instinct is to scratch around, just like they'll do when they're older and living outside looking for tasty things to eat. They do it at this age too.

X2.... At this point a mama hen would have therm out doing just this. If you think this caught you off guard just wait until the 1st time you catch them taking a dust bath in that bedding.

 

[Mulegirl]

X2.... At this point a mama hen would have therm out doing just this. If you think this caught you off guard just wait until the 1st time you catch them taking a dust bath in that bedding.

Be prepared for that post too!

 

[sfgwife]

X2.... At this point a mama hen would have therm out doing just this. If you think this caught you off guard just wait until the 1st time you catch them taking a dust bath in that bedding.

Hahahhaha i just said the same thing to my mister!

 

[sfgwife]

Be prepared for that post too!

Just know... when that happens.... they are NOT dyin of a seisure! .

 

[lazy gardener]

You can give your chicks a plug of sod from an untreated lawn. A clump of sod, about 6" diameter. Plop it upside down right in the middle of their brooder. First they will be terrorized by the invading monster. Then, they will timidly inspect it. It will give them: grit, minerals, first greens, practice at digging for their grub, where they will be rewarded with some seeds, insects, and perhaps a worm or two. They will get first dust bath, a good dose of beneficial bacteria and fungi to kick start their gut flora and immune systems. And, infinite play value. Most importantly, they will get their first exposure to cocci and other pathogens in your soil. Yes. This is important! They receive the most benefit from early exposure. In the first 2 weeks of life they are still in the window of opportunity, when they have highest levels of antibodies received from their mother.

 

[Mulegirl]

You can give your chicks a plug of sod from an untreated lawn. A clump of sod, about 6" diameter. Plop it upside down right in the middle of their brooder. First they will be terrorized by the invading monster. Then, they will timidly inspect it. It will give them: grit, minerals, first greens, practice at digging for their grub, where they will be rewarded with some seeds, insects, and perhaps a worm or two. They will get first dust bath, a good dose of beneficial bacteria and fungi to kick start their gut flora and immune systems. And, infinite play value. Most importantly, they will get their first exposure to cocci and other pathogens in your soil. Yes. This is important! They receive the most benefit from early exposure. In the first 2 weeks of life they are still in the window of opportunity, when they have highest levels of antibodies received from their mother.

So,literally just go take a chunk of dirt/grass from the yard and put it in with them? You said they don't need grit for it,that they will get it from the small stones in the dirt,right?

 

[Duck Lover88]

Just know... when that happens.... they are NOT dyin of a seisure! .

Lol