treats for chicks

[pringle]

As I type right now I have 10 baby chicks in one arm and typing with 1 hand.Im just wondering what good treats would be for some 2 day old chicks.

 

[shaggy]

yogurt is a good treat that doesn't require grit

good for their digestive system too

 

[Casey3043]

I've given mine apples (cut up fine) and lettuce torn in strips. They love it, although they freaked out the first time I put the new plate in there. I have given them a little bowl of parakeet grit twice, about 10 days apart. They clean it right up. It has calcium carbonate in it, so I am afraid of giving them too much.

Hoping to move them into their own coop TOMORROW! Just have to build the roost. After a few days I will let them out and the hens can get a look at them (they've been able to hear them). There will be a fence in between them.

CASEY

 

[LeghornLisa]

I have 3 week old chicks and was excited about giving them treats. when I emailed the 4-H leader I got them from, she told not to give them any treats until then were 3 months old. Not what I wanted to hear. I have to say that I am very impressed that you can hold chicks and type at the same time, your a good mom

 

[Missouri Maiden]

Mine LOVE hardboiled eggs. And plain yogurt but only if it has food mixed in, they are very picky lol.

 

[kittyariel]

I have been giving mine boiled egg everyday since I brought them home. I gave them cheerios a couple of days later. They are 7 weeks old now and eat broccoli, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, strawberries, pears,lettuce .carrots, etc. I have just tried to keep it healthy.I always gave them a little dish of parakeet gravel when they were in the brooder.

 

[Judy]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats_Chart

 

[pringle]

Thx for all the tips.I put some chopped boiled duck egg in there and they loved it!I also went looking around the yard and found a big worm.I threw it in there and they went crazy.Im going to probly feed them shredded lettuce from my garden then give some of my home made applesauce.