Omg!! Omg!!

[catdaddy66]

I have finally taken the paper towels out and replaced w/ pine shavings; The week old chicks went NUTS scratching in the stuff!!

OMG!! what a riot! They are digging as if they are looking for China! I hope that they dig and don't eat

 

[Chickens14]

I love that part & some take bathes in it... Mine has eaten some on & off but have been fine

Enjoy!!

 

[gritsar]

I didn't even use the paper towels. Started mine right on large flake pine shavings. They did fine. Everything goes in their mouths when they are babies. It's how they figure out what's food and what's not.

 

[aimeeinwv]

I always start my girls in it too, mine get into digging and sratching right away! Aren't they precious!!!!!

 

[tri-5-ron]

I switched to pine shavings yesterday, they love rolling in it.
gave them some mealworms today and they went nuts.
I may bury some of the meal worms in the shavings, and watch them turn the whole place upside down !

 

[Chicky Tocks]

I start with paper towels on top of the pine shavings, keeps the shavings semi clean...until that one day when they figure out that stuff underneath the towels is fun!!!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

It is amazing how fast they learn how to dust bathe themselves. It is a riot.

 

[nanawendy]

It must be in their DNA... I'm getting sooo eggcited. Mine are hatched on 3/2 and we'll get them that Friday. Until then I'll enjoy YOU ENJOYING

 

[ZaneyMama]

Dust bathing is hilarious. Then the others try to eat all the little pine sawdust off of them!

I thought about switching to newspaper pellets or something, but couldn't deprive them of the scratching and dust bathing. They're so entertaining!

 

[CrazyMomOf2]

I just put in the shavings today for my babies too and they're going NUTS!!!