[chickenlady]

bob and violet are now 2 weeks old and getting to big for their curver box so, today i have moved them into the large plastic brooder and onto newspaper and shavings as the jeye clothes were getting really messy quickly but.....they are eating the shavings?? should i remove the shavings? or will they learn its not food before they bung themselves up?

Debbie

[Kate and her Ducks]

Mine have always learnt before they did themselves any harm.

[chickenlady]

Thankyou Kate, i was posed ready to remove it all! although maybe mine are a bit slow cause they seem a bit obsessed with it !

[chickenlady]

would giving them some grit help with any they have eaten?  (they are currently running up and down their new big brooder like mad things  )

Debbie

[Kate and her Ducks]

I make sure mine have grit, maybe that's why no problems but I think by that age they usually manage to pass what they eat and learn that it really isn't that satisfying! If all else fails there is always prunes!

[chickenlady]

  off to get grit now! i just assumed that as they are still on the duckling starter crumb they didnt need it yet!
thankyou again Kate