I need some help

[RDFarms]

My bantam hen just hatched 5 baby chicks this morning. I put them on a small old rug, because I have heard that the chicks should be on something besides chick bedding untill a certain age. I have forgotten what age that is. Could someone please tell me what it is?

Thanks,RDFarms

 

[nchls school]

My bantam hen just hatched 5 baby chicks this morning. I put them on a small old rug, because I have heard that the chicks should be on something besides chick bedding ????I never heard this before. Chicks can go on bedding when dried and running around.untill a certain age. I have forgotten what age that is. Could someone please tell me what it is?

Thanks,RDFarms

 

[kbky1973]

No that's wrong. Chicks can go on bedding any time. I put mine on pine shaving at a day old.this will help them. Nothing slick. No newspapers.

 

[2 Russo Chicks]

I have always put chicks on pine shavings. We just had 7 hatch in pine shavings two days ago. I have never heard of or had problems with pine shavings.

 

[ChickNanny13]

What you heard is right, kbky1973 is right "not on newspaper or anything slick"

 

[Choco Maran]

I put mine on shavings as soon as the arrive as day old or if I hatched them as soon as they are dry. No problems at all.

 

[tinakevin]

I have always put mine on shavings as well and they do just fine

 

[Pendragonz]

I have to agree with the other posters. You don't want them on anything slick like paper. Also I've heard hay is not good it can be moldy too easiily. When I get mine through the mail I take them out and put them into the fine pine shavings and have never had a problem. Good luck with your chicks. Enjoy them.

 

[donrae]

My hatcher has paper towels on the bottom. I've had a few chicks hatch with mild spraddle leg. My thought had been to watch them and intervene/tape legs after a day or so if necessary. I move them to the brooder with pine shavings at 24-36 hours old, and by day 2-3 I can no longer tell which chicks had issues. I've always used shavings and never had an issue.