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When is a good time for treats?

post #1 of 5
3/3/12 at 10:27pm
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I just brought home my babies... about 4 days old.  When can I introduce treats like dried mealworms? (I saw two chicks fighting over a piece of poo that looked like a mealworm, till they realized it was poo, LOL)

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post #2 of 5
3/3/12 at 11:13pm

we give them treats when ever, eggs, lettuce etc, cause any age they will fight over food and play keep away so as long as they can eat it, theres no harm

 

sorry if i wrong

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No crested ducks

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post #3 of 5
3/3/12 at 11:21pm

I usually wait a couple weeks and then just a little.  I read just recently if you give food other then chick food you need to give them chick grit or they will have trouble passing their food.

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post #4 of 5
3/3/12 at 11:21pm

ya sorry,i had a feeling we were wrong

Poem

Dreamin' of swans

No crested ducks

LMAO

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Poem

Dreamin' of swans

No crested ducks

LMAO

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post #5 of 5
3/3/12 at 11:37pm

I think it also depends on what you are treating them with, mealworms is probably fine, scrambled eggs, I give the left over wet cat food every morning but thats maybe a tablespoon between 8 chicks, I just had one having trouble pooping, very runny so I gave apple cider vinegar with the mother in it and grit, cleared it right up.

2 workin folks, 2 amazing daughters, 2 cats, 1 dog, 2 Nigerian Dwarf Goats,19 chickens!  Lovin every minute of it!   "Life isn't about how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain."
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2 workin folks, 2 amazing daughters, 2 cats, 1 dog, 2 Nigerian Dwarf Goats,19 chickens!  Lovin every minute of it!   "Life isn't about how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain."
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