Hi,
My chicks are 3 weeks old & still brooded on newspaper and paper towels with some pine chips on top. Do they still need the paper towels? They sure like to dig it all up. Can I use just newspaper and pine chips? The new game is 'shred the newspaper' & run around peeping with the shred.
Also - they like to scratch & peck all of their chick starter out of the feeder. Do you wait until they eat most of it before refilling the feeder? I've just been refilling it, but there's a deep pile of feed around the feeder. Rotten little brats! Are there adult size feeders that spill less feed? Is it time for an upgrade? Their feeder is sitting on a board already.
Cheers,
Michelle
My chicks are 3 weeks old & still brooded on newspaper and paper towels with some pine chips on top. Do they still need the paper towels? They sure like to dig it all up. Can I use just newspaper and pine chips? The new game is 'shred the newspaper' & run around peeping with the shred.

Also - they like to scratch & peck all of their chick starter out of the feeder. Do you wait until they eat most of it before refilling the feeder? I've just been refilling it, but there's a deep pile of feed around the feeder. Rotten little brats! Are there adult size feeders that spill less feed? Is it time for an upgrade? Their feeder is sitting on a board already.
Cheers,
Michelle