To many treats?

[Wendy75309]

My chickens will either get a cantaloupe or acorn squash everyday, only in the afternoon after they have had their chance to eat their grains worth in the morning.

How old do the chicks need to be before they can have treats?

 

[chickens really]

They can be small...Two weeks I give them suff but them supply grit too...

 

[Wendy75309]

Thank you. Any tips on water

 

[blackdog043]

What do you want to know about water? Just make sure they always have it available.

 

[thewatsonfarm]

We give our flock a lot of treats. It could be more than 10% of their diet, but how could I possibly know that? I mean, they eat non-stop all day for goodness sakes.

They have laying mash available to them all day, and they always act like they are just STARVING every morning until we bring that out (we put food & water up at night, because we were getting rats! Ick!) So they eat the mash in the morning and then whenever they want, and then they free-range all day.

In the late afternoon/early evening when we are getting home from work, we give them treats, which is nice, because everyone comes when I call them & they jump up into my lap. It's nice to have time to give them extra attention. I don't care if it's weird. I like having lap chickens & I like kissing them on the head!

 

[LJoWilly]

Lol! I don't think it's weird. I kiss mine on their ears!

 

[Wendy75309]

Are cedar chips, shavings bad for baby chicks?

 

[Wendy75309]

What do you want to know about water? Just make sure they always have it available.

I was told to use apple cider vinegar and garlic.

 

[thewatsonfarm]

Are cedar chips, shavings bad for baby chicks?

Yikes! No cedar chips for birds of any age. Use pine shavings instead. Cedar is toxic.

Some people put ACV with mother in their water. Garlic usually gets mixed into food. Neither of these is as important as avoiding cedar though.

 

[LJoWilly]

I use a tablespoon of Braggs ACV, per gallon of water about 3 times a week, sometimes less. They get garlic every so often mixed in with their feed.