I haven't had that problem.
Oh, I'm just the opposite. I used to use shavings in the brooder but never liked them. They are difficult to dispose of (they don't decompose in the compost very fast and if you don't bury them in the pile, the wind just blows them away), and they weren't very absorbent. The poop would sit on top, they'd run through it and have poop and shavings caked on their feet in no time. So for awhile I switched to old towels and liked that a lot better. I could shake the dried poop off, and save up enough towels to do an animal only load so I didn't have to wash our clothes in the same load. I am currently brooding some chicks and this time I started them straight on straw and love it. After 10 days, I need to add a little more because they have it packed down but you practically can't see any poop on it at all. They've stayed clean and the feeder and waterer have also stayed clean.
