WestKnollAmy
The Crazy Chicken Lady
My chicks are 5 weeks old now and I started giving them dirt from the yard in their brooder from week 2. I also threw in a clump of grass with the dirt clod attached.
At week 3 I added a bit of bird seed to the dirt box and then cooked some grits and oatmeal and gave it to them. There are about 70 chicks and they had such a hay day! Now I throw Cheerios into the coop where they now reside and still cook them some grits but give them just a bit of uncooked oatmeal as treats. If my hen hatched chicks can do it then so can the brooder chicks. I don't want them to be too delicate. Tender yes, but not too delicate! LOL
At week 3 I added a bit of bird seed to the dirt box and then cooked some grits and oatmeal and gave it to them. There are about 70 chicks and they had such a hay day! Now I throw Cheerios into the coop where they now reside and still cook them some grits but give them just a bit of uncooked oatmeal as treats. If my hen hatched chicks can do it then so can the brooder chicks. I don't want them to be too delicate. Tender yes, but not too delicate! LOL