What can I feed my chicks? Please help!

[alvarez91]

I have 3, 5-week old chicks. Today, while I was gone, my dog somehow got a hold of their feed and ate it all. I just barely noticed, and I wont be able to get them more until ~2pm tomorrow. That is 16 hours from now! Is there anything that I can feed them from my kitchen to hold them over until then? They have a little bit of food left in their feeder, but not much. Please help!

 

[WillowTreeFarm]

Yogurt is one thing that would be safe for chicks... oatmeal too I think if it's cooked.

 

[autumnprairie]

you can feed them just about anything, note rice should be cooked first, beans, raisins, oatmeal, cranberries canned veggies corn etc. I have some that will eat cat food, but I dont recomend it at 5 weeks

 

[clairabean]

Your dog ate chick feed? Yikes, poor thing will get a bad belly ache.

Hard boiled eggs.

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

What about boiled eggs? Don't forget some grit too.

Could you take some dry dog food grind it up fine (food processer or handi-chopper) mix with the food you have?

Crazy dogs. I hope your dog didn't get sick like too of mine did about 2 wks. ago. They ate until they almost popped.

 

[Hinotori]

Yes, I was going to say crumbled hard boiled eggs. Or I sometimes scramble eggs and cook them in the microwave. My chicks seemed to eat the crumbled boiled eggs easiest.

 

[Cynthia12]

Or scramble up an egg..and smash it up real good..it's fast to prepare. I agree, if you have any small grit..or sand....not too much sand..