Sprouted lentils for chicks?

[Cklass90]

Ok so I know these are good for chickens but what about chicks? Mine are 2 weeks old and seem bored already. It's too cold for them to go outside so I thought about hiding some sprouted lentils in their wood shavings for them to find. Anyone know how soon chicks can have treats like that?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Not if they don't have any grit or access to small rocks type stuff

I like to bring in a plug of dirt with grass and roots attached. It provides great entertainment, a little grit, and some immunity to the microbes in your soil before going out full time.

We also add colorful paintings (or marker pictures) with polka dots to the walls of the brooder or even paper towel or toilet paper rolls with dots to encourage/satisfy pecking behavior. My chicks wake up and go to work hammering all day.

I do love sprouting! And the chooks do seem to love both sprouts and fodder. Best wishes.

 

[Cklass90]

I love the idea of bringing in a thing of dirt I'm going to do that right away!!!!

 

[Cklass90]

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Hi, welcome to BYC!

Not if they don't have any grit or access to small rocks type stuff

I like to bring in a plug of dirt with grass and roots attached. It provides great entertainment, a little grit, and some immunity to the microbes in your soil before going out full time.

We also add colorful paintings (or marker pictures) with polka dots to the walls of the brooder or even paper towel or toilet paper rolls with dots to encourage/satisfy pecking behavior. My chicks wake up and go to work hammering all day.

I do love sprouting! And the chooks do seem to love both sprouts and fodder. Best wishes.

What if they have chick grit? Can they have the lentils then?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

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What if they have chick grit? Can they have the lentils then?

I don't see why not, within reason amount wise.