2.5 weeks old. Can they eat other stuff now?

[Hopeful Peacock]

I'm new to this, but I've been giving my week old chicks a single grape, cut into 8 sections for a couple of days. They LOVE it and no negative affects that I can see. (I gave grit first.)

 

[jaydweight]

I gave mine quartered grapes and tiny pieces of cooked chicken right from my fingertips. They pecked right away. When one of them took a grape it would run to the corner of the brooder and fend off the other chicks. It's hilarious. Yeah just make sure you provide grit for them (found at your poultry store) so they can properly digest the treats.

I also gave them a babycake I found at CAL RANCH, they love pecking at that thing!

 

[bethandjoeync]

i haven't seen chick grit at my TSC in a while. they had it when I first started with chickies 2 years ago. but sand works just as good, and it's cheaper by pound too!

 

[chicamama03]

if they are in a pen on the lawn, will they get grit form the dirt?