What type of feed should I give my chicks?

[Zara and Elke]

Hi,I have been on the lookout for chick starter that is organic and preferably meat free (unless meat is a good thing to feed week old chicks?) and have found it really hard to find anything close to what I am looking for.Does anyone have any tips on what brand to get them and if I should be feeding them starter with meat in it?
Also, I am about to get some 6 month old pecins, point of lay, and what would be the best feed for them? thanks! Zara

 

[Organic Gal]

Hi,I have been on the lookout for chick starter that is organic and preferably meat free (unless meat is a good thing to feed week old chicks?) and have found it really hard to find anything close to what I am looking for.Does anyone have any tips on what brand to get them and if I should be feeding them starter with meat in it?
Also, I am about to get some 6 month old pecins, point of lay, and what would be the best feed for them? thanks! Zara

I used Purina start and grow organic crumbles. They really like it.

 

[Kdlevesque]

I used Purina start and grow organic crumbles. They really like it.

That’s what we use as well and everybody loves it

 

[Zara and Elke]

Thank you! Where can I get it?

 

[Kdlevesque]

We got ours from tractor supply but the shelves are thin right now from all the “chicken hoarding”. This last batch, we ordered online from Tractor Supply and it came in 3 days.

 

[Birdie mom]

We like purina chick starter. Like @Kdlevesque said, you can get it a tractor supply co. The chicks love it!

 

[rosemarythyme]

No real feedback as far as brand preference, most brands of feed are perfectly fine, but chickens are omnivores so animal protein is actually a good thing... if you can find it. Pretty difficult to find feeds nowadays with animal protein in it.

 

[Eggscaping]

Hi,I have been on the lookout for chick starter that is organic and preferably meat free (unless meat is a good thing to feed week old chicks?) and have found it really hard to find anything close to what I am looking for.Does anyone have any tips on what brand to get them and if I should be feeding them starter with meat in it?
Also, I am about to get some 6 month old pecins, point of lay, and what would be the best feed for them? thanks! Zara

Given a chance to free range, or even be out in a chicken yard, chickens will eat things like bugs, worms, grubs, flies, even mice or small snakes. Chickens are not vegetarians. Why do you want non-animal product feed for them?

 

[Zara and Elke]

I have heard that they will peck each other more if they eat meat, but am not sure if that’s true or not...

 

[Kiki]

I have heard that they will peck each other more if they eat meat, but am not sure if that’s true or not...

Not true