Keeping older chicks happy in brooder.

[dearmeghann]

Yes! I've been a bit stressed about the feather feet, but mine have somehow stayed pristine. My clean-footed chicks were dirtier! We're using hemp in the brooder this round... not sure if that makes the difference. We'll see how they hold up in mulch.

We're using hemp too! We tried pine shavings, and I hated it. For the big girls, we use Sweet PDZ inside the coop, and pine pellets (mostly sawdust now) in the run.