Cinnamon Queens

[KSnellgrose]

Hello everyone!
I believe I have 7 females and 1 roost of cinnamon queens. One is pure yellow with a longer beak. The other two yellows have brown in them with smaller beaks. The rest are brown with dark brown strips.

What are some good treats to give them to help them grow strong and healthy?

Any recommended feed that is best for them rather than the store bought ones? We are currently using Rural King Nature Smart organic chick feed.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Awwww! They're so cute!! You can give them scrambled eggs, that's what I do sometimes.

 

[Ridgerunner]

That feed is a balanced feed with all of the nutrients they need. They do not need any treats to help them grow up strong and healthy. If it makes you feel better, you can give them some treats (about anything you see mentioned on this forum) and it will not hurt them as long as those treats are a small portion of what they eat in total.

If you feed them something that needs to be ground up make sure they have grit.

 

[KSnellgrose]

Awwww! They're so cute!! You can give them scrambled eggs, that's what I do sometimes.

Thank you! We have been baking and grinding egg shells into dust.

 

[KSnellgrose]

That feed is a balanced feed with all of the nutrients they need. They do not need any treats to help them grow up strong and healthy. If it makes you feel better, you can give them some treats (about anything you see mentioned on this forum) and it will not hurt them as long as those treats are a small portion of what they eat in total.

If you feed them something that needs to be ground up make sure they have grit.

Thank you!!! I appreciate the help!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you! We have been baking and grinding egg shells into dust.

For the chicks? That might be fine for providing calcium for actively laying hens, but for chicks that can be harmful over the long run as they do not need more than roughly 1% calcium.

 

[KSnellgrose]

For the chicks? That might be fine for providing calcium for actively laying hens, but for chicks that can be harmful over the long run as they do not need more than roughly 1% calcium.

Okay, I did research on it and all the articles said it was good for chicks but I will definitely stop then. Thank you!!!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Could you please provide a link to one of those articles? I'd like to read it in context. On the face of it that doesn't make a lot of sense but in context it might.

 

[FrostRanger]

I agree with @Ridgerunner, the only thing they need is their chick feed and a bit of chick grit (I like to provide it anyways in case they eat anything weird when I'm not looking). There are 2 things I do like to do with my chicks though

1. After they've had grit for a day or 2 I like to bring them a clump of grass (dirt included) to help start to build up their immune systems and give them something fun to do
2. Make a wet mash with their chick feed and hand feed it to them. Good way to trick them into thinking they're getting a treat when it's really just their food and helps with gaining their trust so they're more likely to be friendly when they're older

 

[KSnellgrose]

Could you please provide a link to one of those articles? I'd like to read it in context. On the face of it that doesn't make a lot of sense but in context it might.

I miss read and it says chickens not chicks. I apologize!
I feel so bad now!!!!