URGENT QUESTION!!!

[MyCuteCoop]

My chicks are three weeks old, and so I started taking them outside. However, when I bring them back to the brooder, they cry like crazy. Is it that they want to be outside or... anything at all? Also, they chirp at the roosters next door

 

[TonsofBirdsAndaRedhead]

Maybe your brooder is to hot?

 

[Chickassan]

Nope,chicks cry about everything lol! Unless your brooder is getting cramped then they might be crying about that. I bribe mine with mealworms when it is time to go back inside, they don't act up quite so bad because they're expecting worms.

 

[MyCuteCoop]

I keep the brooder and brooder room at normal room temp, so it’s not that.

 

[MyCuteCoop]

Nope, chicks cry about everything lol! Unless your brooder is getting cramped then they might be crying about that. I bribe mine with mealworms when it is time to go back inside, they don't act up quite so bad because they're expecting worms.

I couldn't find live mealworms, so I tried dead ones with no luck.

 

[Mimi13]

I couldn't find live mealworms, so I tried dead ones with no luck.

Young chicks won’t take to the dried mealworms instantly. You will have to offer them several times. They’ll be apprehensive towards the worms to begin with, but it won’t take long for them to figure out just what they are. Really!

 

[MyCuteCoop]

Young chicks won’t take to the dried mealworms instantly. You will have to offer them several times. They’ll be apprehensive towards the worms to begin with, but it won’t take long for them to figure out just what they are. Really!

They tried to eat them and couldn't, so I cut them up and when I checked on them, the mealworms were gone! I've tried so many timed and in so many ways, but they just don't like it.

 

[Chickassan]

What? rainbowmealworms.com they will ship them live and kicking to your door. If you really want food based chicken bribes go with superworms they are like the best thing ever at least to chickens.

I couldn't find live mealworms, so I tried dead ones with no luck.

 

[RedDirtRambler]

QUOTE:
"Chickens are not recommend for sane individuals.Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery while using chickens. Chickens may cause high blood pressure in some individuals. Chickens may cause itching, blurred vision, facial tics. If you experience any of these side effects immediately get more chickens."

 

[Chickassan]

BTW some chicks just won't eat anything that dosen't wiggle. My first two broods ate anything. The last brood wouldn't touch the dried ones. The current brood "started today" is another batch of we'll eat anything babies. So some are just...picky!