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I posted at the end of someone's thread but not getting much on replies, I am just wondering what I can offer for treats to 2 week old chicks. Oh and yeah, I know, they need to fill up on chick starter not treats. lol I'm just looking to make friends with them. :P So, I called vet and all she...

EDIT They are 2 weeks, not one. :)

Is one week old too young for occasional treats? I was thinking about picking up some mealworms today, and I'm also very eager to give them crickets. What age is appropriate for these kind of treats? Also will they need any form of grit with these? Right now they are just on the chick starter...

Now...if I could just teach my cat to be that adorable with my chcks :P

I just settled on names. lol Keekee is my barred plymouth rock Ethel is my golden wayandotte Luci is my production red. They're a week old.

<watching this thread... Great questions as I'm wondering the same things :P but mine are one week

Here's a link to the thread I started with pics of my new chicks. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/638391/the-girls-have-arrived-pics#post_8580864

I brought home my chicks today, three little pullets. No names yet, waiting to see a little personality first. This is the barred plymouth rock. This one's the Golden Wyandotte She's a production red The three girls just hanging out in the brooder/ferret cage. For now as small as they are...

Chicken math...hahaha. I appreciate the input kipper that's the kinda stuff I was looking for. I was told to go for the fattest chicks and I don't want any males. I called ahead and the store says they have pullets, so should I look for the largest of the females? I'm not raising them to...

lol What is this chicken math? And bf set a limit, I can only get 3

Thanks for the info!

I'm going to the local feed store to pick out 3 chicks. This is my first experience with them so I'm not sure what all I should be looking for.

I'm getting my day olds tomorrow and I'm really curious how to make them a little more comfortable having me around. I did read it's not a good idea to handle them too much right away because of the risk of injury, if that's so how long is it safe to wait until I can hold or cuddle my chicks...