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...I might suggest that you or the wife type up a simple printable list of chicken DO eats and DONT eats. Something you can hand out to your neighbors that they can tack on the fridge and show their kids.
Maybe even put up a laminated version of the list somewhere on the coop in case you get those kids who snuck out of the house (with random foods from mom and dad’s kitchen) to feed your chooks!
Thank you for the response. I live on property that was once part of a lakeside resort. These children visit with their families for only a few weeks out of every summer. They were here, and now are gone for another year. If the children lived here year round, I would certainly consider printing or posting info on what is acceptable to feed the chicks. As it was, I just went out there to see what was brought over to the chicks. The chicks are pretty smart and eat mostly what they like first. If there is objectionable food, the chicks usually don't go near it, and I just remove it later when the children are gone. What I did is offer some bread and chicken scratch I kept available for the kids if they did visit. I found it better for me just to thank the kids for visiting, thanking them for bringing over treats if they did, and just letting them hand feed some bread and chicken scratch I had saved anyway for treats. All turned out well in the end and I look forward to the children visiting again next year.