Chick treats??

[gritsar]

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Tell me about it! Mine have been munching on the figs that have dropped from the trees for a week now! Makes the coop a mess when everybody's a little bit runny.

 

[gritsar]

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It actually provides them with good gut bacteria and calcium, just like it does for humans.
I avoid the flavored ones, mainly because they are full of sugar and/or artificial sweeteners.
I don't even consider it a treat anymore. Just something that's good for them, so they get it regularly; like once or twice a week.
ETA: When you feed yogurt, you have to set the bowl down and step back, way back! They fling it everywhere and then have fun eating it off of each other's feathers.

 

[Barry]

My girls love cheese, cheddar , mozzarella or cottage cheese. Just check the salt content, and ration it out accordingly.

 

[wannabe_goatmom]

My chicks will be 3 weeks old tomorrow, are they too young for table scraps? Should I cut them into smaller pieces?

 

[gritsar]

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Go easy on the scraps at that age. No more than 10% of their total daily intake. They need the complete nutrition of their chick starter.
You might want to start them out with some chopped hard boiled egg and/or some plain yogurt. Both easy to digest foods that are good for them. Then you can introduce one new food every couple of days. Once you are offering foods besides their chick starter it's a good idea to offer chick grit as well.

 

[wannabe_goatmom]

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Go easy on the scraps at that age. No more than 10% of their total daily intake. They need the complete nutrition of their chick starter.
You might want to start them out with some chopped hard boiled egg and/or some plain yogurt. Both easy to digest foods that are good for them. Then you can introduce one new food every couple of days. Once you are offering foods besides their chick starter it's a good idea to offer chick grit as well.

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The only thing I have tried giving them so far is white bread and plain yogurt. They don't like the yogurt at all and they think the bread is ok.

 

[gritsar]

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Go easy on the scraps at that age. No more than 10% of their total daily intake. They need the complete nutrition of their chick starter.
You might want to start them out with some chopped hard boiled egg and/or some plain yogurt. Both easy to digest foods that are good for them. Then you can introduce one new food every couple of days. Once you are offering foods besides their chick starter it's a good idea to offer chick grit as well.

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The only thing I have tried giving them so far is white bread and plain yogurt. They don't like the yogurt at all and they think the bread is ok.

Leave any treats you try in with them for awhile. Someone has to get brave enough to try it, then they'll love it. They're just scared of new things.
Chopped hard boiled eggs were a big hit with my chicks. They played keepaway with the white pieces.