Good treats for baby chicks?

[yelnad]

Someone told me that the trick to the egg yolk is to mash is up with a little sugar and water. My chicks go nuts for it!

 

[Elmwoodchick]

I would have never thought of giving my chicks eggs. I would think that it would lead to egg eating later on.

 

[cafarmgirl]

I would have never thought of giving my chicks eggs. I would think that it would lead to egg eating later on.

When you feed chicks or chickens scrambled eggs or chopped hard boiled eggs, they in no way associate that with the egg they seeing laying in the nest box.

 

[Elmwoodchick]

Sorry, an old farmer once told me that when a chicken gets the taste of a broken egg she may turn into a egg eater. So i guess that's why i wouldn't think to feed a chicken eggs. I guess i just learned something new.
Thanks

 

[Aphrael]

I just gave mine some pieces of well-cooked spaghetti. The resultant madly peeping stampede was hilarious to see.

 

[leemamahen]

I ground up some old fashioned oats and my chicks loved them! Love having them eating it out of the palm of my hand!

 

[SaraChristine]

My little nuggets are about 3 1/2 weeks old. I swear, they've doubled in size since this morning! Is it okay for me to give them some plain yogurt? I always have some around for a weekly treat to our adult chickens, but I feel like our nuggets are getting bored in their mini house.
Thanks!

 

[Janay]

My chicks are 1 1/2 weeks old. They don't eat any new treats if I am there, but I do notice it gone by the time I come back later. They aren't bold enough to eat out of my hand yet.

 

[Aphrael]

My little nuggets are about 3 1/2 weeks old. I swear, they've doubled in size since this morning! Is it okay for me to give them some plain yogurt? I always have some around for a weekly treat to our adult chickens, but I feel like our nuggets are getting bored in their mini house.
Thanks!

I'd say they are plenty old enough to enjoy some yogurt! Mine are only 3 and 4 weeks old and have had eggs (scrambled and boiled), scratch, baby crickets, and spaghetti.

 

[SaraChristine]

Alright! I gave them some yogurt and at first they would go out of their way to avoid it, but I checked on them about 30 minutes later and they had licked (pecked?) the plate clean! Little goobers!