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My babies will be a week old tomorrow. I cannot belive how much they've grown already and their little tail feathers are coming in!
I've noticed a couple are bathing in their food that has spilled onto the puppy pads. Do I need to provide a dust bath? What do I actually use for this and do I leave it in for a certain period of time?
Also, I know I am supposed to reduce the heat but because I am using a heat plate...do I just raise it a bit? Or should I adjust the room temperature instead and knock that down a couple of degrees? (I raised my house temp upon receiving the babies.)
Lastly, they have had grit twice now. How often should I give it at this age? And if I now let them use pine bedding, will it still causes them harm to eat it since they have chick grit? If so, what do I do? They need real bedding eventually and these pads are covered in poo in no time at all.
Thank you for your help. Really, I dont know what I would do without this forum!
I've noticed a couple are bathing in their food that has spilled onto the puppy pads. Do I need to provide a dust bath? What do I actually use for this and do I leave it in for a certain period of time?
Also, I know I am supposed to reduce the heat but because I am using a heat plate...do I just raise it a bit? Or should I adjust the room temperature instead and knock that down a couple of degrees? (I raised my house temp upon receiving the babies.)
Lastly, they have had grit twice now. How often should I give it at this age? And if I now let them use pine bedding, will it still causes them harm to eat it since they have chick grit? If so, what do I do? They need real bedding eventually and these pads are covered in poo in no time at all.
Thank you for your help. Really, I dont know what I would do without this forum!
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