How to feed raw egg yolk to chicks

[nuthatched]

What if my baby chick won’t eat cooked because she is that lethargic?

It's likely already too late.

 

[Goose Daddy]

Don't feed raw egg yolk to chicks. Feed them crumbled hard boiled eggs without the shell. They will get more benefit from the cooked eggs than they will from raw egg.

Absorbing the egg yolk while incubating is not the same as having it pass through their digestive tract.

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Eating Raw Eggs

"One study found that the body is able to absorb 90% of the protein found in cooked eggs compared to only 50% in raw eggs."

Feed both the white and the yolk.

How Much Protein in an Egg

"Both egg yolks and egg whites contain protein, but egg whites contain slightly more."