Can 5 week old chicks have chick scratch?

[jbkinor]

Is it okay to give chick scratch (dried corn) to 5 week old chicks occasionally as long as there is some grit available?

 

[walkswithdog]

Since I never figured out how to keep even one week old chicks from getting scratch when momma did... yeah it works as long as the chick has access to grit.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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me too . . . they run right behind the big girls picking at the left overs. I don't give them free handouts of it though.

 

[jbkinor]

Thanks you guys. I think the feed store sold me regular grit as chick grit. It seems the same size as the stuff I give my big girls. Think I'll try a different feed store.

 

[Cetawin]

One thing to remember about scratch/cracked corn and the like. In the warmer weather, it will make the girls a little hotter. Which is why it is great in the winter...use it as a snack sort of thing now with them.