ANYONE??? Can my 9 week-old BR chicks have cracked corn & wheat grain?

Carrie Lynn

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I had been letting them have it this week but then wondered if I was doing the right thing by giving them these treats. They do have access to grit.
Thanks in advance!
 
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Yes, as long as the overall ration is balanced. They need higher protein than is in wheat and corn. However as a treat it's good, or if you're creating a balanced ration yourself out of grains, legumes, oilseeds, protein concentrate etc then it's quite fine to use these grains in the mix.
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Cracked corn is great for them, but during all this summer heat, keep it to a minimum. Corn adds heat to the body. I make a mix of cracked corn, scratch, black oil sunflower hearts, millet and some unsalted nuts to the mix. The girls stampede me to get to this stuff. Come winter, I will up the corn content so as to stoke their inner furnaces.
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Yes. Just make sure most of their intake is feed, which is formulated to be a balanced diet. We wait until 4:00 p.m. to give them their snack. That way they've had all day to eat feed. may the flock be with you.
 

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