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Nesting box material

• Loose bedding

  • Aspen shavings (at Chewy or Amazon)

  • Hemp (at Chewy or Amazon)

  • Shredded Paper (at Chewy or Amazon)

  • Medium- to coarse-grained sand

  • Chopped straw

• Aspen nesting box liners

• Raffia bedding pad

Fake eggs for the nesting box (optional)

• Ceramic eggs

  • Brown ceramic eggs (at Chewy or Amazon)

  • White ceramic eggs (at Chewy or Amazon)

  • Blue ceramic eggs

• Wooden eggs (assorted colors)

• Plastic Easter eggs

It doesn’t matter what egg color you buy—your chicks will respond to any color. The material also doesn’t matter. You can choose any of the above that catch your fancy.

Just stick a couple of eggs in one or two of their nesting boxes.