Baby chicks and free feeding

[Athena116699]

I am new to this so my 3 day old babies and I are learning together. My question is I have been free feeding medicated chick feed, But not sure if I should, only feed in the morning and evening or is free feeding ok? The hatchery gave me some feed to start with then I bought my medicated food. I really don't want to over medicate them...then I started getting scared. I love them so much and don't want to do anything that would hurt them. BTW they are healthy and all 6 are doing just great so far. Then again I just started feeding them the medicated feed this morning. Thank you for reading

 

[itspebbl]

Free feeding should be fine. We fed our chicks with medicated feed and they are doing great.

 

[Athena116699]

Thank you

 

[John-1948]

feed them Medicated Chick Starter feed until they are 4 months old.
Then, switch to Layer - Non Medicated feed

There are several brands available at your local feed store.

If you are " City Bound ", you can buy it on E-Bay, Amazon, or other on-line stores.
Crumbles - not Pellets !!!

 

[Athena116699]

Also want to know what I could treat my babies with....any ideas?

 

[John-1948]

I would wait for at least two weeks old.
at just a few days, their little digestive system is still delicate.

most any kind of soft leafy FRESH veggies ..... lettuce, spinach, etc. let them pick at it.
and mine LOVE watermelon !! not the green rind, but the fresh red part. (seedless)
if you give them mealworms that come in a bag or jar, cut to their size.... mmmmm yummy

hand feed them individually and they will love you forever






ain't nuthin more cuter that a box full of
newborn chickies. POGO - 1960

 

[Athena116699]

My babies are 3 days old now...so it's ok to give them a treat now and again...great....thanks...it's taking all the energy I have to not keep picking them up....I love them...2 rir 2 wyandottes, 1golden comet and 1 buff orpington...my first...

 

[KuroKitsune]

as long as you provide grit when you give treats you can give treats anytime

 

[John-1948]

Athena, try to scam you up some Golden Pheonix (bantam) eggs for hatching.
If you can keep them away from the predators, they are really beautiful yard birds.
These are my new babies - 3 out of 8 hatched on day 21, (one died from mom standing on it)
5 eggs are still in the nest at day 24 now and I am really getting concerned

I have the two babies in the house in a box with heat lamp so the mother hen
can concentrate on hatching the remaining 5 eggs.
I was afraid she would neglect one or the other, that is why I took the 2 out of the nest.
If the others hatch, I will just add these two to her clutch at night - wala - two more mouths to feed. LOL





There ain't nothin no more cuter
than a box of baby chickies. POGO - 1960

 

[VinFin]

Free feeding should be fine. We fed our chicks with medicated feed and they are doing great.

Today is the yesterday we will look back at tomorrow.