What age can you feed chicks potatoes, courgettes, watermelon

[philipchickymad]

I am getting chicks and my plan is to separate the roosters ASAP from the pullers and fatten them up with garden veg and feed and I am wondering how old can u take the roosters away from their mummy to put them with light or without red light

 

[Soltaria]

There is a poison in potatoes that I have read is bad for chickens. I haven't tried feeding them that but it may be best not to. I'm not sure what a courgette is but I fed my babies soft things like watermelon and tomatoes at week 1.

 

[philipchickymad]

There is a poison in potatoes that I have read is bad for chickens. I haven't tried feeding them that but it may be best not to. I'm not sure what a courgette is but I fed my babies soft things like watermelon and tomatoes at week 1.

ok thanks i hv fed my chickens boiled potatoe for a while and it is fine but raw potatoe is poisonous i heard

 

[philipchickymad]

and what age can they be taken away from red light or mother hen

 

[nicole camp]

4 weeks is when I'm able to take away the lamp during the day. It all depends on the climate. If they have feathers and its a nice day outside you should be fine.

 

[donrae]

Whenever they're feathered out, around 6ish weeks.

 

[philipchickymad]

ok thanks