NancyNurseCxMama
Songster
This is my first bunch of chicks ever (seven, now five weeks old) and I started adding a sprinkling of Sweet PDZ under a 1" layer of pine chips in the brooder in week 2. I read about it somewhere, researched it, and decided to give it a try.
Not much odor at all and at this point they are mad poopers. Occasionally a less-than-pleasant aroma from a freshly delivered poop but certainly no ammonia odor.
They do tend to enjoy snacking on it, though, but no harm done. It's an inert mineral (zeolite) that is non-toxic and acts like grit when it's eaten.
They say to use the granular one for the horse stalls. The bag says "Sweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher," Granular. It has a cute pic of a foal on the front. $9 or so for 25 lbs at Tractor Supply. They do make it in a fine powder form but I read that it's not recommended for chickens.
Here's something from their website:
http://www.sweetpdz.com/chick.html
Not much odor at all and at this point they are mad poopers. Occasionally a less-than-pleasant aroma from a freshly delivered poop but certainly no ammonia odor.
They do tend to enjoy snacking on it, though, but no harm done. It's an inert mineral (zeolite) that is non-toxic and acts like grit when it's eaten.
They say to use the granular one for the horse stalls. The bag says "Sweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher," Granular. It has a cute pic of a foal on the front. $9 or so for 25 lbs at Tractor Supply. They do make it in a fine powder form but I read that it's not recommended for chickens.
Here's something from their website:
http://www.sweetpdz.com/chick.html
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