Excelsior poultry pads-anyone try em?

[Sassafras]

I was thinking about getting some of the Excelsior poultry pads to put down in the brooder. It looks like they would help the chicks get a good grip with those wobbly legs. Has anyone tried them? Like or dislike?

 

[19hhbelgian]

I've gotten chicks that were shipped on these already. I've never used them in the brooder, although it seems like it would be a good idea. The chicks can't eat something they aren't supposed to, and it seems better than just news paper.

 

[Egg Rookie 2010]

Mine shipped on this stuff and I took it out of the box and put it under the feeder cause they kept flinging the bedding in the food and water. I wish I have that in the whole box cause it keeps the mess down. Not cheap here though.

 

[vickircafe]

I am not sure what Excelsior poultry pads are, but I have been using Dri-Bed underpads that they use for humans in the hospital. I had 4 packs of these leftover from when my husband was sick and confined to bed. They work wonderful. Now that the chicks are 7 weeks old they tend to crumple them up a bit. They actually try to dustbathe on them. So I am thinking that the Excelsior poultry pads would work also, and be a lot neater than shavings. I just fold the dirty ones up and toss them in the trash and replace with fresh ones each day.