raggiedoll88
Chirping
- Jan 14, 2021
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Hi guys!
I have a quick question about chick grit I hope someone can answer for me...
My babies are five days old today. I let them "swim" in a tiny tub with about an inch or two of warm water for a few minutes this afternoon. I floated some dandelion heads in the water with them but didn't offer any chopped dandelion greens or grass to them. They've only had their starter crumbles for a food source so far.
They were nibbling on the dandelion heads but I don't really think they "ate" them so much as just nibbled on their petals. I was wondering though if I should offer a tiny dish of my chick grit just in case any of them actually ate part of the flowers.
I opened up the chick grit bag but when I read the back it said that it should be offered to young bird starting at two weeks of age. I didn't know if that meant I should hold off on offering it to them or if I should offer it since they may have eaten some of the petals.
I know that you have to offer grit if they're eating anything other than their commercial feed and I thought that you could offer them chopped greens, etc before they were two weeks old but I didn't want to give it to them if they really shouldn't have it at five days old.
Is it okay to give chick grit to ducklings under two weeks old? And is it necessary to give it to them if they just nibbled on flower heads or is it more for if they're eating grass, greens, veggies & other treats?
Thanks so much!
I have a quick question about chick grit I hope someone can answer for me...
My babies are five days old today. I let them "swim" in a tiny tub with about an inch or two of warm water for a few minutes this afternoon. I floated some dandelion heads in the water with them but didn't offer any chopped dandelion greens or grass to them. They've only had their starter crumbles for a food source so far.
They were nibbling on the dandelion heads but I don't really think they "ate" them so much as just nibbled on their petals. I was wondering though if I should offer a tiny dish of my chick grit just in case any of them actually ate part of the flowers.
I opened up the chick grit bag but when I read the back it said that it should be offered to young bird starting at two weeks of age. I didn't know if that meant I should hold off on offering it to them or if I should offer it since they may have eaten some of the petals.
I know that you have to offer grit if they're eating anything other than their commercial feed and I thought that you could offer them chopped greens, etc before they were two weeks old but I didn't want to give it to them if they really shouldn't have it at five days old.
Is it okay to give chick grit to ducklings under two weeks old? And is it necessary to give it to them if they just nibbled on flower heads or is it more for if they're eating grass, greens, veggies & other treats?
Thanks so much!