Chicks digging/kicking bedding

[Chickidee26]

Is it normal for baby chicks to kick and dig in bedding? Also peck at it? I can’t tell if they are eating it too. It’s Aspen shavings. The corner in picture and where they are all standing is bare because they kicked away the bedding.

 

[Momma hen quack]

Yes, that is why I use corn cob bedding because it's okay if they eat it.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Is it normal for baby chicks to kick and dig in bedding? Also peck at it?

Yep, that's what chickens/chicks do best.
Scratching and pecking is a favorite pastime for Chickens. It's how they find bugs and worms. . Chicks eat some small pieces of shavings. My hens eat shavings, I assume for the fiber. I use pine shavings in my brooder and coops. GC

 

[Dixie-Doll-House]

It'll will most certainly get more intense. I bet I clean out their water and feed containers 5 or 6 times a day!

 

[Chickidee26]

Ok thank you, just want to make sure it’s ok they eat some of it...they really like to destroy the one corner...it’s funny to watch

 

[silkiegardens]

my chicks do this right next to their feeder and waterer and you can guess what happens after that