Detailed steps on teaching chicks to eat? How do I do it???

[Fancy_Feathers]

Hello! We will be getting chicks soon and I am prepared with our brooder, feeder, feed, waterer, heater, etc.. But there is one thing I am not prepared for- I have no idea how to actually teach my chicks how to eat. I have read some things about it but I need detailed steps on how to get them to eat. Do I just leave food on the ground all day until they learn what food is? Do I sprinkle it a couple times a day and show them the feeder? I am a bit confused so I need detailed steps on what y'all do to teach your chicks what food is and how to eat from the feeder. Thanks

 

[All4Eggz]

Put the food in the chick feeder, and they will learn on their own.

 

[All4Eggz]

You can also put them in the brooder then kind of poke your finger into the feed multiple times to represent a broody mother showing them food.
After that they should be eating fine.

 

[Fancy_Feathers]

Put the food in the chick feeder, and they will learn on their own.

Awesome, thanks. I will try your tip with poking my finger in the feed, that seems like it would work . Should I cover the bedding with something like paper towels so they don't eat the bedding instead?

 

[All4Eggz]

Awesome, thanks. I will try your tip with poking my finger in the feed, that seems like it would work . Should I cover the bedding with something like paper towels so they don't eat the bedding instead?

No the bedding is fine. Even if they do peck at it, it's fine. Plus if they are young right now, they would not even fit the bedding in their mouth.
Once again, even if they do eat it, it's usually not harmful. They'll mostly go for the chick food.

 

[All4Eggz]

Awesome, thanks. I will try your tip with poking my finger in the feed, that seems like it would work . Should I cover the bedding with something like paper towels so they don't eat the bedding instead?

No the bedding is fine. Even if they do peck at it, it's fine. Plus if they are young right now, they would not even fit the bedding in their mouth.
Once again, even if they do eat it, it's usually not harmful. They'll mostly go for the chick food.

 

[All4Eggz]

Awesome, thanks. I will try your tip with poking my finger in the feed, that seems like it would work . Should I cover the bedding with something like paper towels so they don't eat the bedding instead?

No the bedding is fine. Even if they do peck at it, it's fine. Plus if they are young right now, they would not even fit the bedding in their mouth.
Once again, even if they do eat it, it's usually not harmful. They'll mostly go for the chick food.

 

[Fancy_Feathers]

No the bedding is fine. Even if they do peck at it, it's fine. Plus if they are young right now, they would not even fit the bedding in their mouth.
Once again, even if they do eat it, it's usually not harmful. They'll mostly go for the chick food.

Great! Thanks for the tips, I will try to do everything you are suggesting- thank you!

 

[Mutchi]

i put a meatle ball in the food then a few days later i took it out and they knew what food was. of course that was for a turkey...

 

[Chickenwingwing]

i put a meatle ball in the food then a few days later i took it out and they knew what food was. of course that was for a turkey...

i'm not sure a meatball is suitable for baby chicks or other baby fowl