Pine shavings question

[Jpat]

The problem is if you take a product and charge 2$ and take the same product, Put a bow on it and charge 20$, there will be people who buy it for 20$ just because its more expensive. Its a human condition bred by television, radio, magazines, etc


3 days old! Cuties. Any pictures?


I use towells untill they are 5 days old or more then switch to shavings.
i heard horror stories of babys filling up on shavings and dieing. Rare

 

[Cayuga momma]

You can use paper towels. As long as it's not slippery like newspaper they should be fine until you can get pine shavings that aren't expensive.

 

[austroberta]

The problem is if you take a product and charge 2$ and take the same product, Put a bow on it and charge 20$, there will be people who buy it for 20$ just because its more expensive. Its a human condition bred by television, radio, magazines, etc


3 days old! Cuties. Any pictures?


I use towels untill they are 5 days old or more then switch to shavings.
i heard horror stories of babys filling up on shavings and dieing. Rare

Ok. That's it then. I'm going to use towels.

Here's a (bad) picture of the beautiful welshies, Selah and Solrika. (They're a lot cuter than my bad pic.)

 

[Jpat]

You can use paper towels. As long as it's not slippery like newspaper they should be fine until you can get pine shavings that are expensive.

Ok. That's it then. I'm going to use towels.

Here's a (bad) picture of the beautiful welshies, Selah and Solrika. (They're a lot cuter than my bad pic.)

Their cute, Keep posting we all love ducks

 

[Cayuga momma]

Ok. That's it then. I'm going to use towels.

Here's a (bad) picture of the beautiful welshies, Selah and Solrika. (They're a lot cuter than my bad pic.)

I use puppy pads on my brooder floor up until around 2 weeks. Then I switch over to pine shavings. Once they hit a week I also use a water bowl with holes cut into the lid, so they can only put their heads in. It does help a bit with the water mess.

 

[Cayuga momma]

Their cute, Keep posting we all love ducks

Lol, I meant weren't expensive, but you knew that goof.

 

[ILoveSilkieChickens]

I don’t think you should use them either because they could be toxic or make the chicks/ducklings sick or something. If Cedar Shavings are toxic to chickens, could they be toxic to ducks too?

I’m sorry I didn’t realize this was the ducks thread. My bad.

 

[Jpat]

Lol, I meant weren't expensive, but you knew that goof.

 

[7acres]

Maybe they are not kiln dried. If so they might not have been put up wet but after being put in the plastic and set in the sun or hot truck or warehouse would have sweated due to the moisture content in the wood. You might open them up and let them dry and see if they smell musty or have evidence of molding. If not kiln dried they will not be as absorbent.