How bad does it smell?

[fastpat]

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I was a bit concerned about this issue, my chicks are all in a spare bathroom (ceramic tile flooring). The good thing is that there is a vent fan, but haven't needed it so far. They're on Aspen wood chips and contained in about 1/2 the floor space. My dogs and cats can smell them, but I don't allow them even to look at them, so no worries there.

The sort version of this is there's no smell at all for these one week old chicks.

 

[brendapa]

I have 14 in a 5' long cardboard box with pine shavings and can't stand the dust. It's everywhere in the dining room.
I have a new batch of babies on sand and I love it. The bottom of the cardboard box lined with a big 30 gal trash bag.
These babies will be going in the 5' box with sand next week. The only problem is it comes wet/damp and takes a few days to dry out in the sun. I speed it up under an extra heat lamp.
Brenda

 

[enggass]

Where can I get pine pellets? Also, anyone know if it is OK to use DE with chicks?
Thanks,
Steve

 

[Kittymomma]

You can get them at the feed store, they're commonly used in horse stalls. The DE is fine with chicks as long as it's food grade and not pool grade.

 

[sune42]

My chicks are in my tiny bathroom closed up. There are four of them and I haven't smelled a thing. I have had them on pine now for about a week, thinking it should be changed here soon, but no smell.