amateurkeeper Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 As the title says really - what treats are okay to give to 2-4 week old chicks? I was thinking maybe very thinly sliced cucumbers and little cubes of tomatos - would this be okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 mushy things like that and also lettuce are ok Not too much though or they get explosive poos and it goes up all your kitchen walls and upsets your husband (apparently.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateurkeeper Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 lol @ explosive poos! I hope they don't go up the kitchen walls, they've got 2 rooms between it and the chicks.... Will give them some leftover mashed potato too - have put some small pieces of tomato in the feeding bowl and the australorp has decided to steal and hide most of it in a corner for itself, the others haven't twigged yet lol - such characters!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 lol @ explosive poos! I hope they don't go up the kitchen walls, they've got 2 rooms between it and the chicks.... I wouldnt bank on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 the image is mind boggling Tasha I give mine mealworms, live or dried; they love them, very nutritious too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Mine are a bit older and love mealworms, lettuce and cabbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 mine love apples to be exact sour brownlees russett apples that won't be ready for ME to eat till Christmas if the feathered monsters leave me any they also like cherries, plums,mealworms cauliflower and turnips mine are 6 weeks old and very good at scrumping apples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Are you all sure that such young chicks should be fed such things, I wouldnt give them anything but crumb till 5 weeks then the growers pellets after that I add some probiotic powder to it aswell.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Mine have just had their first tiny taste of mealworms. (They loved them). I never overdo the treats with chicks, and always provide chick grit. The mother hem will call to the chicks in a particular way, and will break up the food into manageable pieces for them. I don't tend to give treats this early if they have been raised in an incubator though, as there is no 'mother' to supervise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Are you all sure that such young chicks should be fed such things, I wouldnt give them anything but crumb till 5 weeks then the growers pellets after that I add some probiotic powder to it aswell.. When chicks are out with their mums they eat all sorts of things beside 'chick crumbs', that is natural and has been happening for centuries - let them eat bugs! Don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I've found somthing they wont eat ripe blackberries Faith my broody wouldn't go near them so the chicks wouldn't touch them either as Egluntyne said the mother has a certain call that bring the chicks running or flying if mealworms are on offer,and yes she has got a differant call for meal worms thats the only food call that stops them scrumping my apples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 My chicks had their first mealworms yesterday....SO funny!!! I dropped a couple into the brooder and the nosy Poland, Pip, charged up to them, spooked at them, then shuffled backwards and forwards for about 10 seconds, unsure what to do!!! The legbar approached and Pip dived it, grabbed one and ran off round the brooder shouting at the top of its voice!!! The Legbar ran after it, then found the other worm, grabbed it....and ran off too...so the pair of them were running round in opposite directions round the brooder, then squawking when they met and turning round and running off the other way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
