Feeding white meal worms, OK FOR CHICKS?

[TerryQui]

I got meal worms yesterday as I want to set up breeding them. I used to do this before, for ten years, when I raised Bearded dragons.
Anyway, I love breeding the worms. It is part of the "farm" lol. And free food for my chickens.
So last night I gave them 6 WHITE meal worms. Those are the ones that are in shed, so that they are not eating the crusty outer layer.
However after someone suggested that it might not be good for this age to have them.
They are a week old today.
Tell me if you think it is ok or not, please? Should I add some sand to their aviary?
Thanks. These two chicks are just so sweet and I am loving them.
My silkie eggs arrive today or tomorrow and I am all armed up with my cleaned incubator and set to go.

Lovin Farming indoors chickens.

 

[TerryQui]

any bunny know?

 

[TerryQui]

:d:d:d

 

[MuckyPuppy]

I personally don't know if it is ok to feed chicks meal worms but I found this old post

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=218850

I hope someone comes along with more knowlege.

 

[classicsredone]

It's probably fine to feed them small meal worms as long as they get grit. Some people thought that the meal worms might eat through the chick's tummies, but they won't. If anything, you can pinch off their heads first. I fed mine freeze dried meal worms, and they LOVED it.

 

[Wildflower_VA]

They would be eating all kinds of bugs and worms right from the start if they were outside with a mama hen. Just give them some grit and let them enjoy the worms.