Handling baby chicks?

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They LOVE scrambled eggs! I think most of us start out thinking we shouldn't handle baby animals because of what might happen with mammal babies. If a mother dog smells human on her pups, she *might* abandon the litter. That's not really an issue with chicks. As long as they are warm and you are gentle, they should be fine.
 
We handled ours as soon as they came out of the box. I bought chick grit and fed they treats such as: small mealworms and tiny crickets at about a week old. Our pullets have just started laying and are all extremely friendly. They come running when we open the door and I can pick every one of them up. Congrats on your new babies...they grow so quick.
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They probably don't have any idea what they are. Leave them in the brooder with the food and they will figure it out. Sometimes it takes a while for them to figure out that they like something. Same with older chickens. The first time I hung a cabbage in for them for entertainment, they were scared...now they devour them. Funny to watch, like chicken cabbage tetherball. Works with broccoli and lettuce as well.
 
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This is alittle off topic here. Do you give them live mealworms/freeze dried? Also how do you hang the cabbage/broccoli/lettuce in the coop?
 
I give mine live mealworms....they like the wiggle...lol. They are quite expensive though, so it is just a treat. I bought crickets yesterday. I don't bother hanging the cabbage, they just chase it around the coop. It doesn't take more than 10-15 minutes for the 12 of them to devour a head of cabbage.
 
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Last year I spent 2.50 on large meal worms brought them home made a little plastic box lined with chicken feed and oats a sponge on a metal lid for water and not I have 2 of the same boxes going with plenty of meal worms. Just keep them in a cool dark spot. I give them to everyone over 5 wks old. They go nuts. Easy and cheap to keep and it gives the chickens something to break up the boredom and extra protien. I now have my best chicken friends started up for free. They will turn into bugs which will lay more eggs and make more mealworms. The bugs are not able to climb the plastic walls so really they are not a problem at all. And for the price very affordable if you grow them out.
 

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