The amount of food I should feed my chicks.

[Yickenfarms828]

Hello, I have 3 healthy chicks ( about 3 weeks old) they dont like the "bird food" I give them
So i usually feed them vegetables, grains, rice and other seeds I like to mix these together so they'll get all the minerals they need in a day, however I'm not sure how much I should feed them. I usually fill a medium sized container twice a day.
Note: the chicks live in my front yard they usually get their first meal at 10am
And the last one which I make sure to fill before the sunset so they wouldn't be hungry in the morning.
Do you have any tips for me? Is there like an amount? Is what I feed them enough? Is it right to replace the "bird food"?
Note: The "bird food" is always there incase they get hungry and decide to eat it.

Try adding water to your dry chicken feed, my chickens love to eat it wet but replace it at least twice a day.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I totally appreciate the information!
Hello, I'm a 15 years old girl from a small country in middle east called Oman. I'm here to learn as much information as possible about how to raise chicks properly.
Thank you for all the information it was super helpful I'll make sure to get the best food for my little chicks.

Aw, well, I am happy to help where I can. Chickens are such a joy! I know very little about Oman, but I spoke with someone from Pakistan on here who had a difficult time finding feed for his chickens. If you are unable to find any chick feed, and if you would like, I could help make a recipe for chick feed? It's not the same as buying proper chick feed, but it can be much better than the bird seed you've had to use. Can you tell me if any of these grains are available near you and tell me which ones are too expensive for you to buy:

Amaranth
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Corn
Flaxseed
Lentils
Millet
Oats
Peas
Quinoa
Rye
Sorghum
Soybeans
Sunflower seeds
Durum wheat (wheat that is grown in the fall and harvested in the spring)
Spring wheat (wheat that is grown in the spring and harvested in the fall)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Welcome, @tiffyme, happy to have you as part of our community! We will help you any way we can.

 

[tiffyme]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! Sweetie, you’re going to be a wonderful chicken mom! You’re doing your research and asking questions and that’s the most important part of success. Can you get them chicken food today or tomorrow? If it’s longer than that we need to figure out a temporary diet.

Someone suggested to : "
Hardboiled or scrambled eggs, get chick starter asap

Live crickets from petsmart (reptile food)

these are things my 3 week chicks eat, go ahead for a day or two if needed. You will need a few dozen crickets per chick minimum , put in 2-3 per chick every hour or so."

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I did not see if you said whether your chicks are getting any grit. They definitely need this to digest what you are feeding them.

 

[Doc7]

I did not see if you said whether your chicks are getting any grit. They definitely need this to digest what you are feeding them.

when poster wrote they live in his front yard and what he was feeding I visualized a free range situation is going on.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

when poster wrote they live in his front yard and what he was feeding I visualized a free range situation is going on.

Ah. Then chicks probably getting plenty of grit. Thanks.

 

[tiffyme]

Try adding water to your dry chicken feed, my chickens love to eat it wet but replace it at least twice a day.

Done

 

[Flockincrazy]

Can you post your sources for this information? It is pretty different from what is generally accepted.

It is Google I Googled nutritional organic foods for chickens and chick's i don't like to buy my animals food or treats i make it fresh everyday that way they all get the nutrients that they need

 

[Flockincrazy]

This is my chicken feed and chick feed recipes I have big healthy birds