Sweater lint?

[flying_babyb]

Why the heck do my chicks insist on picking and eating all the lint off my sweaters? when theres no lint they try to eat the sweater itself. Its just a simple cotton sweatshirt (i've treid differnt ones). Im just wondering if theres a reason.

 

[Gypsy07]

Chicks (and chickens) will peck at anything. If you take a magic marker and make a black spot on the wall of their brooder, they'll all run over and peck it. Yours are acting perfectly normal. Silly chickies...

 

[ChickenCrazy4ever]

Chicks will try to eat anything that is a different color from the background around it or anything that moves. I've had chicks chewing my hair when I would move my head while not paying attention.

 

[flying_babyb]

so should I let them? I mean I would probally have to stand there almost naked to keep them from pecking but is sweater lint going to kill them? Im new to this chicken thing

 

[lady feathers]

Don't stand there naked... then it'll really hurt, cause they will still peck