I pick young new leaves and cut up small with scissors for the babies and mix w/ brown rice.
I haven't continued To feed them the leaves after the 3 day start.
Our flocks roost in at night, but free range on 3 acres during the day. We have lots of kinds of clumping bamboos. I don't notice them...
Ernie - your original request. I study Chi global Natural Farming - Korean Natural farming methods. We are taught to feed baby chicks brown rice and bamboo leaves, supplemented with cooked egg yolk for first 3 days of life. It is our practice.
I am in Hawaii and cant speak to the kind of...