Shavings in the waterer

[MissChessy]

Anyone got problems with chicks scratching shavings into their waterer? I have my 1 week old chicks-15 of em' in a rubbermaid container, the large one and they keep scratching wood shavings in their water. I keep going in there to clean that water up. Any suggestions? Is it okay to use hay in their brooder? Wonder if that will stop some of the shavings getting in their water. I worry about them all night not having any water. I always clean that waterer out before I go to bed, by morning it is packed with wood shavings. HELP!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I have them do that. Best thing is to raise it up. I use 2 bricks sometimes to keep it high enough where they can drink

 

[BrahmaMama]

Yep, raising it up worked for me too. We used some scrap blocks of wood that were laying around.

 

[Eryn]

I raise mine on a cardboard box, that way when it gets to poopy I just throw it out! You can see here the chickies I got today and how I have the water and food up on the box! I also use a box for a little house for them incase they want out of the light!