is ice-cream safe for baby chicks (4-10 week old)

[kriz the farmer]

Provide plenty clean, cool water, shade and as I suggested, make some frozen treats for him, like the sweetcorn I mentioned in my previous post.

CAN I KEEP A CHICKEN UNDER FAN

 

[sumi]

CAN I KEEP A CHICKEN UNDER FAN

Yes, but chickens are not wild about wind, so avoid having a fan going full blast at him.

 

[kriz the farmer]

tha

Yes, but chickens are not wild about wind, so avoid having a fan going full blast at him.

thanks

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Making some treat ice cubes are an easy way to cool chick(en)s off in hot weather. Just take a container, but in some treats like corn, lettuce, watermelon, etc, then fill it with water and freeze it. Once it is frozen pop it out and give it to the chick(en)s. They will peck it to get their treats and cool off at the same time! You can also give them half of a chiller watermelon and things like that... just not icecream! It may not have affected her negatively, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good for her!

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Making some treat ice cubes are an easy way to cool chick(en)s off in hot weather. Just take a container, but in some treats like corn, lettuce, watermelon, etc, then fill it with water and freeze it. Once it is frozen pop it out and give it to the chick(en)s. They will peck it to get their treats and cool off at the same time! You can also give them half of a chiller watermelon and things like that... just not icecream! It may not have affected her negatively, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good for her!

I feel like 4-10 weeks is a bit young for them to have treats, they are trying to grow and their bodies need the right Balance.
Great for full grow chickens though

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Chickens can not process Dairy so don't give them that..

 

[lazy gardener]

The best thing you can do for your birds is give them lots fresh water and lots of shade, and a nice place to dig a cooling dust bath in the soil. Icecream would not enter my "to do" list for a chicken of ANY age.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

https://www.communitychickens.com/top-5-myths-and-facts-about-treats-for-chickens/

MYTH: Yogurt is good for chickens.

FACT: The live bacteria cultures found in yogurt are good for chickens’s gut health, not the yogurt itself. I asked Dr. Rob McCoy, PhD , vice president of Manna Pro Poultry Nutrition his opinion about feeding chickens dairy and he indicated that birds are not equipped with the enzymes necessary to properly digest milk sugars. Considering the fact that mother birds do not nurse their young, it makes perfect sense. Some yogurt on occasion is fine and does contain beneficial cultures, but too much can cause digestive upset and diarrhea. How much is too much? It depends on the bird. A better choice would be to give chickens probiotics to promote good gut health.