I'm afraid to take away the paper towels !!!

[Hucks Hickens]

If you keep them on paper towels too long they start to tear it apart. The savings are much cleaner, until the shavings dust gets everywhere.

 

[chickenriot]

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I've noticed a tremendous improvement in the smell since I changed my barred rocks over to the shavings. I'm using Aspen also. I am definitely (maybe) changing my silkies over to shavings next week.

Thanks for your response.

 

[chickenriot]

DEWEY'S :

If you keep them on paper towels too long they start to tear it apart. The savings are much cleaner, until the shavings dust gets everywhere.

Yeah, I don't look forward to the dust. I wonder if there's such a thing as dustless shavings.

 

[chickenriot]

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I think my biggest fear about the shavings is having my silkies on them. They're so tiny and I guess I'm worried that it wouldn't take much to "plug up" their crops. I changed my barred rocks over a couple of days ago and they're doing great.

Thanks for your help !

 

[gritsar]

My chicks that arrived this morning are on pine shavings, as was my last flock.
When the commerical broiler houses get 30,000 chicks in at a time they don't put paper towels down, trust me.

 

[chickenriot]

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I'm pretty sure I'm going to put my silkies on the shavings next week. (maybe)

I'm just paranoid since we had one to die a week ago and I want them to get a little bigger . What a wuss, huh?

 

[peachlover]

Shavings after two days, sometimes less.

 

[chickenriot]

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It must be the fact that this is my first experience with baby chickens. I'm being overly cautious, I know, but I cain't hep it !

Thanks for responding.