Can babies eat...

[Crow-ded house]

I feed my older girls and boys greens occasionally and wondered if I put some spinach or mustard, collards or turnip greens in with my week old newbies could they eat that or should we just stick with crumble?

 

[Foster's Freehold]

They need grit before they get greens. Toss a clump of dirt in the brooder, it will keep them entertained, they will pick out any grit or bugs, and it starts innoculating their immune system.
I have been sprinkling grit in since they were just a few days old, and a few greens here and there. They are 5ish weeks old now, out in the coop (in their own wire crates), with grit sprinkled a couple of times a week. I give a morning feed, afternoon greens, evening feed, nighttime scratch or greens or fruit/veg. That way, they have something to scratch around for in the early am until I get out there with feed.

 

[Crow-ded house]

Thank you. I will get a clump of grass now.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Keep them on a high protein diet. They are in the developmental stage of their lives. Starter crumble is loaded with protein and nutrients beneficial for optimum growth/development & health. They have plenty of time later to eat the green stuff. Right now the green stuff will full up their tummies and they won't eat as much starter.