Ok, sorry for all the dumb chick questions, but I'm just learning.
1. How do I keep them from wasting so much feed? I have a troth, and 3 of those ones that you screw a bottle on, and they still get feed everywhere from all of them. They still get into the troth and poo all over in it, even though I have the thing that is supposed to dump them off if they try to perch on them.
2. How do I keep their water clean? Every time I look in there they've got tons of shavings and poo in their water. They run around like crazy chickens and kick up stuff. I've raised the water up about 2", and it's not really helping.
3. should I just keep adding shavings on top of their messy ones, or totally change it out? I think if I changed it out, they would be totally stressed.
4. How do I get them more used to people? They freak out everytime I go out there. There are 51 of them, and I try putting my hand in, feeding them little pieces of bread by hand. I'll pick one up and pet it a little, but still they are, well, chicken.
1. How do I keep them from wasting so much feed? I have a troth, and 3 of those ones that you screw a bottle on, and they still get feed everywhere from all of them. They still get into the troth and poo all over in it, even though I have the thing that is supposed to dump them off if they try to perch on them.
2. How do I keep their water clean? Every time I look in there they've got tons of shavings and poo in their water. They run around like crazy chickens and kick up stuff. I've raised the water up about 2", and it's not really helping.
3. should I just keep adding shavings on top of their messy ones, or totally change it out? I think if I changed it out, they would be totally stressed.
4. How do I get them more used to people? They freak out everytime I go out there. There are 51 of them, and I try putting my hand in, feeding them little pieces of bread by hand. I'll pick one up and pet it a little, but still they are, well, chicken.
