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[melroseladi]

Melroseladi.....Thank you for the info on the piddle pads. I have to use those for one of my dogs. She is on Lasix and I worked very long hours when she was a baby so I always used them for her. I would have thought their toe nails (I assume chicks have them) would stick to the pad. Is it safe to use piddle pads from the start with the chicks? That would be soooo much cleaner and better than using shavings I bet. Thanks so much.

txladybugz......We had a very cold winter here in South Mississippi as well. How did you get the chicks so attached to you? I want them to follow me around and be willing to be held or at least caught easily when they are grown. The only problem is I tend to get too attached to animals and we are getting them for meat and eggs. I don't know how well I will deal with the meat part if I am close to them. I can't seem to help it, though. If I have to take care of something I just fall in love with it. My husband will hit the roof if these chickens grow up and I beg him not to kill them. Thank you very much for the info. We just came up with this chicken idea in the last few weeks and we are trying to get everything to build the coop. Otherwise, we would already have bought chicks too. I'm glad we haven't yet due to the cold that just won't stay away. Congrats on your new brood.

I use the human bed pads from the minute they are out of the hatcher with no problems so far, and no dust. I just roll them up and toss them when they need changed. Human pads are great for dogs as well since they are bigger and more absorbent.

Penny

 

[Blooie]

I use the human bed pads from the minute they are out of the hatcher with no problems so far, and no dust. I just roll them up and toss them when they need changed. Human pads are great for dogs as well since they are bigger and more absorbent.

Penny

That's really interesting! I thought about the puppy pads, but decided that might get a little spendy. I was probably wrong. Where do you get the human bed pads? We use puppy pads for my granddaughter - she's 2 1/2 and has Spina Bifida so she gets catheterized 5 times a day and a cone enema nightly. We were unable to locate the larger sized pads, which would really be handy for her.....but heck here we have to drive 20 miles one way for a burger so we don't always have ready access to stuff.

 

[cutipatooti]

I thought I wanted my chicks to be attached to me. as adults they were completely free range. they would sit on the back patio waiting for us and trying to look inside. I had poop all over the patio all the time. I was always trying to powerwash it. if they had a pen it would have been fine. they did have a pen actually. at 7 feet tall most flew over it. just some food for thought.