So at the moment, my chicks are only five weeks. They go outside in a little pen during the day and have access to water at all times. Then at night, I bring them back in to go into their brooder, which has food in it. I woke up the next morning to put them outside to find they had eaten all of the food in the feeder, which was unusual.
Are they just growing and need more food than I anticipated?
Or am I "starving" them when I put them outside even though they can eat whatever they find? Should I have the feed out there with them while they munch on grass and bugs?
Are they just growing and need more food than I anticipated?
Or am I "starving" them when I put them outside even though they can eat whatever they find? Should I have the feed out there with them while they munch on grass and bugs?