help, please. Chicks won't eat new food.

[jggrossm]

We have four 7 week chicks. We've just switched them from chick crumble food to the pellets. But they won't eat it! Will they start? It's so much bigger than the old food!

Thanks in advance,
Joanna

 

[enola]

The pellets are different than the crumbles, they may look a little strange to the chicks. They will eat them when they become hungry.

 

[FlashPointFarm]

Try mixing a little milk with them in a bowl, or yogurt. They will gobble it up!

 

[noitulover]

pellets might actually be too big for them... are they bantams?

try soaking them in a little milk or water

also, you might try crushing them up a bit first. then once they get the idea, you can start mixing in whole pellets.

 

[jggrossm]

I'll try the yogurt thing. That's really okay to give them?
(Thank you!)

PS. No, they're not bantams.

 

[Sillystunt]

mine did the same so i went back to crumble and had to give them pellets when they got larger~
it's starter pellets right? Starter till they lay their first egg

Yogurt will help, they LOVE that stuff~

 

[joanie_maine]

I stick to crumbles always.

 

[Sillystunt]

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that little , me too. Mine were 7 months before they got pellets. And watch out for the dog food...lol My poor dog would just look at me like..MOM HELP....

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I don't like giving pellets until they're much older, like 5 - 6 months.

 

[jggrossm]

I tried the yogurt thing and they cleared it all. But I'll only do it once a day. Hoping to get them on the normal pellets. Thanks, all!