Try this for a simple feed.
Ingredients:
Alpo dry dog food, whole oats or steel cut oats and whole corn.
The dog food is for extra protien. The corn gives good energy and nutrients. The oats give good amino acids nesesary. All three ingredients are cheap and make for an effective chick...
Yes and no. Due to their taste and smell adult chickens will, or will not eat them. They are an acquired taste. If raised at a young age and fed love bugs, I've found chicks respond to them and will eat them. Later on they will be used to them and eat them if they need the little extra protein...