Question on 8 week old Chicks Food

[RainyDayChick]

Hello,

My little chicks got out of the yard today. Luckily, my neighbor saw them and penned them up until I got home. She put in the pen a saucer of cracked corn though and I don't know if that could cause problems. So far they've been on the Medicated Chick Crumble only.

Do I need to provide them something in case they ate some of it?

Thank you for your help.

p.s. I fixed the hole so they can't get out again, too!

 

[True Grit]

Hi, you could give them some sand with pebbles in it for grit to help them digest the corn. Chick crumbles don't require grit but other hard foods do.

 

[RainyDayChick]

Thank you for the reply. Do I need to use any special sand/pebbles, i.e. should I go to the feedstore, or is stuff from the back yard ok? We don't use any chemical fertilizers.