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I'm getting another batch of chicks soon, and I want to give them treats. I give my chickens treats, but I don't know what treats can chicks have? Thanks
Treats for Chicks?
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Dried Meal Worms I buy them by the 5 lb bag on the Internet, Tractor Supply also sells them in smaller qty higher price.
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I top dress the chick mash with a few dried mealworms, which you can usually buy from the feed store - just be crumble them up until they're a couple to three weeks old! Also, there's a great product from MyPetChicken.com called Chickie Puffs... they also have Chicken Caviar!!
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That's a huge bag of mealworms, Teppler!! Where do you order those from? I buy the small ones from the feed store for like $11.50 & I'd love a better deal than that!
Oatmeal and scrambled eggs are very popular chick snacks. Once they are older they can start eating fruits, veggies, bread, pasta, etc. Just no sugar, salt, alcohol, raw potatoes, etc.
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I started giving my chicks treats within the first week but I made sure they had grit available several days before they got any treats. I have given them worms, grubs (with heads cut off), chopped up strawberries and dried mealworms. Some of them have no interest in any of the treats. Be sure to check out the treat chart
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens
Mealworms are nice and crunchy!
I use live mealworms from a mealworm farm we have for feeding bluebirds.
Mine started eating broccoli when they were about 10 days old. Chop it up really small at first. Mine absolute loved it and it is still their favorite food. At about 2 weeks they started eating strawberry tops (cut up), cooked rice, small amounts of cheese (it has a lot of salt in it) Shortly thereafter they ate veggies -corn and peas are their favorite - and hard boiled eggs.
Scrambled eggs are good. My chicks love them. I put them in a chopper/dicer to make sure they are in tiny little pieces for them.
