What can 3 week old chicks est other than chick starter feed?

[alexis13288]

do you still do them even now? I love chicks~! they're adorable, and even when they become chickens~! But chicks are fluffy and young

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[ShaVirginia]

My chicks hatched in incubator in our atrium, and have raised them in large box with light. I just give them chick starter. Shall I just put them in large pen and keep there there till they are big enough to put in chicken house with grown ones?

 

[smcdermott]

I have 2 RIR and 3 silkies.
All of them love the meal worms.
Only my RIR will eat the alfalfa sprouts that I put out. They love them but the silkies won't touch them.

 

[Rockchickmomma]

I'm new and just soaking up all the great advice. I just gave my three week chicks a clump of grass with roots and dirt all still attached. The have loved pecking at it and scratching around in the dirt. Is that OK for them?

 

[Gone]

Only thing my 3 weekers will touch other than starter is mealworms. I've tried EVERYTHING!

Mo

Yes. My three week old chicks love them. I only give them a few though.

 

[callMeCookie]

I want to know what can my three week old chicks eat other than chick starter feed? I already gave them some grit. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Mine love watermelon but you need to remove any seads or they can get sick and even die from what I've read

 

[nuthatched]

Mine love watermelon but you need to remove any seads or they can get sick and even die from what I've read

This thread is from 2012, watermelon seeds are fine as long as they have grit.
Remember, to keep all treats under 10% of their diet.

 

[LuciferRoo]

How about the obvious - eggs?
All my chickens love scrambled.
Honesty, they love raw eggs also.
I don't recall giving raw eggs to chicks that young but I did when they were a couple of months old.
Any damaged egg, I cracked it into a small dish and then crushed the shell and threw it on the ground in a different area.