Pullets

[Haiku]

hi I bought pullets, they are approx. 2 months old, I was wondering if I could give them scratch ex: watermelon, fruits, herbs, leftovers etc... is there an age to start giving treats

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You can give them treats but keep it to a bare minimum. Chickens are excellent trainers of humans and they will have you feeding them nothing but treats in short order. They need a balanced complete diet. I will toss out several large handfuls of Flock Raiser and they go just as nuts over that as they do a handful of scratch.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Sound advice above, imo.

Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
Best wishes.....Be well!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Its generally safe to start with some treats after 6 weeks of age. Keep it down to very small amounts so they continue to eat hardy on their chick starter. Add some grit to their diet so they can grind down other food stuffs that aren't water soluble. Parakeet sand is perfect to use. Sprinkle the food with the sand as if you were using powdered sugar on something. As they age you can leave more sand and grit out. Babies can get confused and gorge on sand.

Good luck with your flock and welcome to ours!

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us! Make yourself at home!

 

[N F C]

Hope you're enjoying your new flock! What breeds do you have? Pictures are always nice

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - treats in moderation are fine.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

Feel free to drop in and share your flock

Updates for 2020 with us here in my 2020 flock life thread



https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/2020-flock-life.1351080/

It’s nice to meet you!