I ran out of feed... will this be okay?

[Malibu99]

So... a chipmunk got into the food, ate some, and made himself at home... ._. The feed store here is closed. So I mixed some Steel-cut oats (around 50-60%; uncooked), some scratch (40-50%), and as many of those black and white sunflower seeds as I could find on my plants (I did not take the shells off of them... is this okay? Or do I need to shell them and cook them or something?). Will this be okay? I know they -can- go without food for a day, but they seemed hungry and they can't really free range much. I'm thinking of adding some oyster shell bits (they are laying)... So is this mixture okay? Thanks. I am afraid that I'll kill them or something with the oats or the sunflower seeds

 

[Malibu99]

I went ahead and gave them some. They seem to like it :3

 

[Kevin565]

I think it will be okay while you try to locate some more food. I wouldn't keep them on this for too terribly long.

 

[Malibu99]

Okay. Thanks They'll have their normal feed by tomorrow afternoon, more than likely.

 

[DaisyFields]

I have been giving mine the sunflower seeds from my sunflowers as a treat and they seem to really like them. Not their whole diet, but as an occasional "extra" now and then. So far they all seem ok.

I also give them some of the less-than-perfect sweet corn cobs. If anyone thinks either of these might be bad for them do let me know, just a newbie trying to give them treats

 

[Chicks Galore3]

They'll be fine, as everybody said.

DaisyFields-

! Chickens can have practically any people foods, besides sugary goods, salty foods, potatoes, raw egg, avacados, and citrus. Oh, and no garlic or onion, unless you want ready-made omelets. the eggs taste oniony.

ETA OR I could just give you a link to the best treat chart ever...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens?