Can I give shelled BOSS to 3 week old chicks?

[Pet Duck Boy]

How about it? How old should they be before I can give them unshelled BOSS, will they even eat it like that? I'd like to give my 8 chickis a little more variety in their diet...plus the wild birds love these seeds too. Is there any advantage? Or is it just a more healthy treat? I'd like to introduce it before scratch if it is more healthy.

 

[gryeyes]

At 3 weeks you can give them several kinds of treats, just be sure to have some grit (I use construction sand, not play sand) for them. Chick treats I give are: mealworms, shredded mozzarella cheese, the occasional earwig I find, chopped up hard-boiled egg, and shelled, unsalted BOSS.

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Ok, thanks. I'll make sure to give them plenty of grit. When can I give them regular BOSS with the hulls?

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Bump.