Cabbage!

[Bsmac]

What else do they like? I'm thinking about doing a little bell pepper next week or some fresh herbs

My birds love Kale too! I just pick a bunch of leaves and cut it up with scissors! They try to jump up and take it out of my hand!

 

[HensInHouston]

My birds love Kale too! I just pick a bunch of leaves and cut it up with scissors! They try to jump up and take it out of my hand!

Omg I bet that's so cute! I'll put kale on my list of things to try!

 

[Bsmac]

Mine are older, but they have always loved grapes the most of anything. But will also happily eat cabbage, apple, various greens from outside. They even ate a whole pumpkin after I scuffed it up a bit for them.

I agree! Apples and pumpkins also zucchini really just about any squash!

 

[kattabelly]

This was the first time they've had something other than their crumbles. I had seen someone recommend putting some grit in with their food to teach/encourage them to eat it. I have a small dish with grit in it for them. Also, I'm growing some "cat grass" for them as we speak!

Just your native soil with a bit of grass or whatever is growing locally, that they'll be exposed to when they go outside, is good for them to start building up immunity to things.

Adding a bit of grit to their food can be useful to make sure they have enough to start with but it's good to let them learn to self-regulate after that. (I just chuck some in their dust bath to peck at, since they'll only end up bathing in it or kicking it around everywhere - but a separate dish is fine if that works for you.)

 

[Finchbreeder]

The folks always gave the weeds to the chicks right from the time they were fully feathered.

 

[Debbie292d]

The folks always gave the weeds to the chicks right from the time they were fully feathered.

That's us too. I don't give them anything before four weeks old, as these are silkies and they have to eat their crumbles to avoid a vitamin deficiency. The first thing they get at around four weeks is scrambled eggs as they don't need grit with those. Then the dirt/grass clump and dust bath.

 

[ella2025]

Mine love scratch grains! It takes them a few tries to love them, but after that they gobble it up. Make sure to not give them more a handful every day because it'll "dilute" their protein.

 

[ella2025]

Some others:
BSFL (some of my younger chicks really hesitate eat these and it takes 10 days for them to take a bite, but once they know what it is they eat it like they've never been fed in their lives.)
Napa cabbage ( I like to just hold the leaf and let them rip of chunks when they're older, but chop at first )
Kale, my chickens can finish 10 leaves in 2 minutes (same as Napa for little chicks, maybe chop it)
Avoid spinach or iceberg lettuce, but any salad greens chopped fine is good.
Scrambled eggs
Mine have never liked any kind of pepper, but you could try it.
Grapes
Tomatoes, again let them rip off chunks when they're a bit older. First time they eat if you should chop it up.

Make sure to bring some dirt from outside as others suggested. It really builds their immunity like magic. Or bring them outside for a short amount of time.

 

[KimbosKluckers]

Some others:
BSFL (some of my younger chicks really hesitate eat these and it takes 10 days for them to take a bite, but once they know what it is they eat it like they've never been fed in their lives.)
Napa cabbage ( I like to just hold the leaf and let them rip of chunks when they're older, but chop at first )
Kale, my chickens can finish 10 leaves in 2 minutes (same as Napa for little chicks, maybe chop it)
Avoid spinach or iceberg lettuce, but any salad greens chopped fine is good.
Scrambled eggs
Mine have never liked any kind of pepper, but you could try it.
Grapes
Tomatoes, again let them rip off chunks when they're a bit older. First time they eat if you should chop it up.

Make sure to bring some dirt from outside as others suggested. It really builds their immunity like magic. Or bring them outside for a short amount of time.

Can I ask why avoid spinach? Mine love it once or twice a week. Or is that just for baby chicks?

 

[RoyalChick]

Mine love cabbage, blueberries and grapes. They despise peppers and lettuce.
The innards of pumpkins, cucumbers, melons etc are always popular. The flesh they sometimes love and sometimes not.