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[earnhardtlvr]

thanks again for more good info!

 

[#1animallover]

personally i use ceader shavings as bedding. it keeps bugs away and keeps the smell down.i would find out what ever they have been feeding then before u got them and feed them that.i use chick starter for food. and for a pen i use storage tubs if u use thost dont put too many chicks i there 4 too long.so far ive had good luck even with sick chicks.

 

[nurseshelly]

#1animallover :

personally i use ceader shavings as bedding. it keeps bugs away and keeps the smell down.i would find out what ever they have been feeding then before u got them and feed them that.i use chick starter for food. and for a pen i use storage tubs if u use thost dont put too many chicks i there 4 too long.so far ive had good luck even with sick chicks.

Hi,
Cedar shavings are not good for chickens because of the fumes from the oils in the wood. It can make them sick. Pine shavings are fine. If you are cleaning often enough, or just turning the litter it should not smell. The chickens will eat any bugs that come around.​

 

[zookeeper15133]

Hi! You will love them! Instead of cutting the side out of your boxes, open them up at the seams then tape them back together as one large box. Instead of having 2 2x2 boxes, you will have 1 4x4 box, doubling their space and cutting down your electric bill, you will only need 1 heat lamp. I put paper towels on top of my pine shavings for the first few days. Then after that I put the waterer on a brick to keep some of the shavings out of it. I use the mason jar feeders and waterers. Have fun!