Out of chick food

[theguywithchickens]

pretty much im out of food for my chicks...more is on its way but what should i give them in the meantime? Cornmeal? Oatmeal? Crushed Cheerios? Chicks are 2 weeks old.

 

[hinkjc]

Hard boiled eggs and oatmeal will work while you wait for more food.

Jody

 

[Dar]

here is what I found...

http://www.lionsgrip.com/babychix.html


. Food
If you don't have chick starter feed yet, you can feed them for a day or two on instant oatmeal, flaked infant cereal, or other whole-grain cereals. You can put whole grains (rice, wheat, barley, old-fashioned oats, anything) into the blender and blend them slightly. Do not blend completely to a powder --- the feed should have some "grits" in it. Leave the feed with them all the time --- they will stop eating when they have had enough.

 

[theguywithchickens]

thanks a lot for the help

 

[debilorrah]

Where do you live? I thought I lived in the middle of nowhere, but we do have feed stores here. Too many of them!

 

[Daycare Mom]

No kidding, you must live in "no man's land" I guess I feel pretty lucky I can just run out and buy chick food.

 

[keljonma]

Pretty scary that the chicks are only 2 weeks old and you are already out of feed.... what are they, Cornish Cross??

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I wouldn't feed them only grain for more than a day, when they're so young and growing so fast. The suggestion to also give then some chopped, hard-boiled egg with oatmeal would give them a much more balanced diet.