Treats or Not?

[Alyssa-Bee]

Thanks rosemarythyme and TinmanOut! The picture is super helpful! I decided to try and sift some good grit! I used some old tea sifter thing . Will this work?
If so I will definitely make more! Here is a picture!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Yup looks good, a nice variety of sizes too.

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

YAY! Thank you all so much! Tomorrow will be a long day of sifting!

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

I have started to give them some defrosted strawberries and grit! They LOVE it! It is gone within seconds!
Also, how mant treats is too many? If I give them some that they devour in less than a minute each day will it be too much?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Also, how mant treats is too many? If I give them some that they devour in less than a minute each day will it be too much?

Rule of thumb on here is 10% of their daily feed intake, so you'll have to kind of eyeball how much that will be. Probably harder to figure out with chicks/young birds!

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

Okay... so if I refill my feeder twice a day, and my feeder holds that much...



It should be okay, but I will still watch them closely!
Thankyou rosemarythyme!

 

[artsvarc]

Took awhile to load so didn’t include it in previous comment but there are 2 8 second videos on this link (can swipe on here to view both)

https://imgur.com/a/5zUMcTB

What are your light colored chicks? I have one and no idea what she is. Also, when did you incorporate your 1 and 3 week olds? I have 10 that are almost 3 weeks and 3 that are almost 1 week. I'd love to get them together sooner than later. Thanks.

 

[Tinman0ut]

What are your light colored chicks? I have one and no idea what she is. Also, when did you incorporate your 1 and 3 week olds? I have 10 that are almost 3 weeks and 3 that are almost 1 week. I'd love to get them together sooner than later. Thanks.

the small yellow ones are a wildcard bantam (were in a tub that just said "straight run bantam") the bigger yellow ones are golden sex-links... and i just put them all in together after 4 days quarantine (they came from different stores)

 

[Folly's place]

My chicks just moved to their coop section at 2.5 weeks of age, with their heat source. I give them chick grit, spread along the outside edges of their floor, and start offering small leaves, clover, fresh grass, dandelions, wild violets, any edible weed, in very small pieces of young leaves, scattered in the litter. Entertainment, and learning about the plants outside.
Mary