grannys gone and done it

[Granny Hatchet]

Should I use shavings on the baby honas? One week old today. They're already super messy. Maybe shavings with the rubber shelf liner on top?

you can if you want to. they should have their legs very good by now.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

so a couple 3 days before you do that Just in time for chicken-gs to help

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Should I use shavings on the baby honas? One week old today. They're already super messy. Maybe shavings with the rubber shelf liner on top?

I usually set my brooder room up with sterilized dirt (cheapest from walmart) and cover it with tissue paper about 4 sheets thick and leave it alone until its time for the next bunch of chicks and then I start fresh.

I would think that they could still pull little bits of wood thru the mesh and get sick or pasty butt.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

what I don't understand is why Beth inparticular would eat the kitties face first ?? To be honest it is big time gross/bizarre to find a dead cat fully intact until you get to a skeleton head

I dont know why she would eat a cat at all. Killing them I can half way understand as they are a play toy but eating is a whole different matter and theres no way I would let her do that.

 

[campingshaws]

I like sand but this brooder isn't set up for it, and I don't have any. They've only been on shelf liner until I pulled it up last night and they were on wire. Maybe just the puppy pads then. I have a ton of those.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

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I stop them if I see it. But sometimes I don't realize it has happened until I see them (mainly Beth) running around the yard with the deceased and playing catch or tug of war with the body.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I like sand but this brooder isn't set up for it, and I don't have any. They've only been on shelf liner until I pulled it up last night and they were on wire. Maybe just the puppy pads then. I have a ton of those.

OH puppy pads I would think would be great and free since you bought them for a different purpose the cost of the pads can't be charged against the cost of raising the chicks. Make sure to point this out to the shark tanker LOL

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I stop them if I see it. But sometimes I don't realize it has happened until I see them (mainly Beth) running around the yard with the deceased and playing catch or tug of war with the body.

how about some outdoor activity's ? A play yard for them ? Give them some work to do .

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

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lol they have over 40 acres to roam and play in . It usually happens when I am doing work with tractor.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I like sand but this brooder isn't set up for it, and I don't have any. They've only been on shelf liner until I pulled it up last night and they were on wire. Maybe just the puppy pads then. I have a ton of those.

have you used them before ? is there something in them that when the chicks peck and eat could harm them ? Diapers have those little absorbing beads in them..