Because we want to provide a more natural brooding experience for our chicks.
Then why not dirt----can't get more natural than that----being serious!
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Because we want to provide a more natural brooding experience for our chicks.
Why don't everyone go with wire floor brooders and eliminate the bedding completely for chicks??
Because it is not comfortable for chicks to stand around and lie on wire. It hurts their feet and their feet can get trapped in the wire when they are tiny, too. When they lie down they don't have a nice warm cozy spot but just air circulating under them. It always amazes me that it is not obvious to people that wire is a bad choice.
Then why not dirt----can't get more natural than that----being serious!
Soil gets compacted quickly and does not absorb and evaporate moisture well. Consequently it provides a breeding ground for bacteria.
You want a material that is absorbant with lots of surface to give the moisture off into the air again, that will keep the brooder dry and stink free.
Great post!! PDriverman.
So good to hear from folk who raise in great quantity! You see so many things we small backyarders will never see with our small operations. It's very educational.
Best,
Karen
Oh, I would love to get my hands on that.... the faire is not in Sonoma County I take it....?The is a hemp vendor scheduled to be at the poultry faire I'm attending this weekend who has several smaller sized packages (largest is a 33 lb bale)....looking forward to checking it out in person
Not sure the research has been done, if so I can't find it. Tannins or other imputities are not worth the chance. At the moment like pesticides and other things I want to prevent from getting into my families food supply i go with not taking chances. I like the natural plant based items that have been used by humans for 10's of thousands of years. Humans have a system based on it's proximity to the hemp plant which is as old as history. The research I know of on the later is by the Isrealies that say we've been around the pant and vice versa that this plant and us have evolved together and we have developed an endocannabinoid system that reacts positively to the plant. That's the part that intriques me. So if the system recognizes it and reacts positively I'm all for it even if it comes through animals. As for Trees I've never heard of humans eating or benefiting from trees, tannins or any thing that has any off gassing abilities as it breaks down into compost.