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It's called "chick starter," medicated or non-chick starter or chick MASH. Watch out though: many brands of chick starter have 'animal byproducts' and 'animal fat' in them, as well as being loaded with chemicals. You want to try to get grain chick starter, without animal products in it. Also, there's really no need at all to have medicated feed. Sometimes the 'medication' does more harm than good.
Feed for Baby ChickensAsk For Scratch At A Feed Store, Southern States, etc. What I useNot to sound like an ad for Purina, but I have used all Purina feed which has worked quite well. For Purina brand, you'll want to start your chicks out on Purina Mills Start & Grow SunFresh Recipe. They can be fed this from hatch to laying age (approximately 18 weeks). I started adding Purina Mills Layena SunFresh Recipe gradually to the Start & Grow at about 14 weeks (to acclimate the chickens) until it was nothing but Layena. The Layena is for laying hens. There are other products available if you have show birds or are raising them for meat. They also have scratch (think of it as a snack for chickens), which my chickens absolutely love. More helpMany brands of Chick starter are available from all feed stores and comes as a medicated and non medicated product as per above. If this is not available to you the chicks can be started wih any brand of baby cereal (wheat, oats, barley and rice). This is the right size for the very young chick as they cannot manage the size of the bulk food well. It only takes a few weeks on this to get them to a size where they can be given commercial feed.One of the best things though, is to simply grind up some corn and wheat. You can add a bit of water to make a mush, which they love. Also, a good thing to feed them is crushed oatmeal, dry or wet.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoChick crumbs/crumbles
or you can go right to either a local pet store or Farm and Tractor and buy some chick feed, that's what we did because we just bought some baby chickens.
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∙ 14y agoCrush cheerios and oats, with more cheerios than oats, and give them that with PLENTY water. Make sure you buy them some baby chick grit. Also, it would be a good idea to supplement some protein - you can give them cooked eggs (no, this will NOT teach hens to eat their eggs. In fact it teachs them NOT to eat raw eggs.)
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Con you put baby chicks in the pin with other chicken and a rooster?
Yes and no. When adding new chickens to an existing flock there are many steps and stages. One concern is the possibility of bringing in new germs or diseases. It is best to quarantine new birds for 30 days. Afterwards introducing one of your flock to the new chick while keeping separate for another week. After all of these steps then you can introduce the new flock to the existing flock at night while everyone is roosting. This is the best time for the merging of chickens. New baby chicks that are smaller than the other chickens are in danger of being picked on and destroyed by older chickens. They should be kept in separate area until they are at least 8 weeks old before the merge and then watched carefully. You can also place them in a smaller cage and put this cage in the new coop for several weeks before the merge.
What to feed baby chicks?
I have recently just hatched a dozen baby chicks. Agricultural stores usually sell a feed called start and grow. It looks like crumbs. If you can't find that you should feed them oatmeal, cracked corn, or wheat.
Can you put baby chickens in with bigger chickens?
We often introduce new chickens of either gender to the flock by putting them in a cage where the flock can be as curious as they want without fighting the new birds. This takes only a day or two and by then the flock will just accept to new birds. There will still be some squabbles as the pecking order must be maintained but the new birds are not usually mobbed by the whole flock.
Why is your rat hiding in a corner if you just got her yesterday?
When you get a new pet and you bring them home, it takes time for them to adjust to their new home and new family. It's not because you did anything wrong but they are used to being in their own enviorment. Just leave it alone and of course feed it and try talking to it and it will eventually feel comfortable.
How old before selling baby goat?
It depends on whether the new owner wishes to bottle feed it although if they don't it is better to wait until the kid is weaned at around 14 weeks of age.
What happens if you feed a new born baby honey?
Baby can died
What should you feed your chickens when they are moulting?
Feathers are being renewed at this time and most of the chickens energies are put into the replacement of these new feathers. Chickens need higher protein feed and vitamins. Water soluble tonics are available where ever you buy your feed and the best quality feed is advisable. The addition of corn and soybean is a good way to boost the regular hen scratch meal at moulting time.
Did Columbus take home chickens or parrots from the New World?
yes
Who are chickens friendly to?
chickens are usually friendly, but get nervous to new people. they mainly are very good and gentle to the people who feed and take care of them the most. some breeds of chickens tend to attack dogs and small foxes when they intrude their space.
Did Columbus take home chickens from the new world?
No, chickens are originally from Asia (descended from Asian Jungle Fowl) so if Columbus did anything with chickens, it was bringing them to the New World, although there is also evidence that some chickens were brought across the pacific by polynesians before the 1400's.
Can you feed a baby bird right away when born?
No.Becuase you never know if it's wild.And It Can't Chew Daaa so you can't Feed a new born baby.
How can you help your cat like a new home?
feed and love them
How do i carefor and feed a baby bird and what will i feed it?
It depends of how old it is. If it is a new born set it in a basket and feed it Exact/ baby birds. It is a powder that you mix with water and my baby bird loves it! Use a eye dropper to feed it though or if it is two weeks old than give it Exact/ adults. It is a chunky food that birds love.
Why would a goat lose weight if they moved to your farm and is now on a different feed?
You answered your own question. New home, new feed. Try different feed, or the goat will get sicker and sicker
Sweet Home Alabama what happened to the baby?
Melanie lost the baby and as a result she moved to New York
How often do you lose a chicken?
it depends if you keep them in a safe environment free range chickens tend to meet predators sometimes but since they have been outside in the wild most free range chickens will protect themselves home raised chickens tend to be on a hawk's menu.because the chickens have a limited area to run away they die easily. to protect the backyard chickens watch them and if a cat or hawk comes scare it away (when your chickens chirp a lot and are running/predators are around),or put them in a large enclosure with a net ceiling that way hawks can catch them,also baby chickens should be in a chicken cage/house they tend to die more then adult chickens(every ting to them is new) (watch younger chickens/prime target) (adult chickens need safety too even though they are more experienced)
What are the release dates for Bringing Home Baby - 2005 A New Brother 1-49?
Bringing Home Baby - 2005 A New Brother 1-49 was released on: USA: 6 January 2006
