Getting chicks in a month- I need help understanding some things!

[Tallisdibrani]

I’m getting four chicks in just under 30 days, this will be my first time owning and first time raising chickens. I’m getting two silkies and two barnevelders.

I was wondering if they need different kinds of food at different stages of development, or if you just switch from chick feed to adult feed? How do you transition them to another kind of food?

also, I know they can eat lots of different kinds of fruit, should I give them some or wait until they’re grown?


this question might be out there, but Im a complete beginner lol. are bantams much different in food requirements? what should I do if some chickens are eating more food than others? Not sure if that’s something I need to worry about, because I’ve never cared for a group of animals before.


and lastly, any advice relating to anything would be very much appreciated.

When they are having chick food and are ageing I would just mix the adult food with the chick food then slowly had more adult food until they are on it completely.
I give mine all kind of things but I would wait until they are a bit older but if they are about 4 weeks old maybe a bit less I would give them a little amount of something I’ve got bantams and now some different breed of chicks but they are just on chick crumb atm and will be until they are a bit older and I will give them what the rest have
Just make sure that they are all getting fed but make sure that they aren’t to overweight or they might injure themselves
I’m also new but my adult ones I had when they were chicks and now their chicks and other ones xx