What do you feed chicks?

Answer 1

Well, It depends on how many chicks you have, If you have 8 or something like that and the mother hen, it would be a medium sized bowl that they can eat from. The sides Cant be too big, otherwize they wouldn't be able to eat. If its just 1 chick a bowl the size of an eggcup would be good.

Answer 2

My chicks remain on chick builder up to about 5 months old. As this is often the time when they start to lay their first eggs I switch over to laying MASH or pellets at this time. This helps give them the extra vitamins and minerals they need for those first eggs.

Answer 3

There really is no hard and fast rule as to when the chicks can come off the chick starter/meat builder and go onto the mash. Here at my farm I keep them on medicated chick starter for the first 6 weeks and move them onto meat builder for the next 16 weeks.

Make the change gradually. At about 6 months old I start adding small amounts of the laying mash and have them totally switched to mash by month 7.

Answer 4

Whenever possible chicks should be started on a product called "chick starter". This is a generic name and made by most well know feed companies. The formula is cheap and basic. It comes in either medicated or un-medicated forms. This food is small grained and just right for small beaks to handle. If this product is not available it is possible to grind or pound regular chicken feed into smaller more easily manageable size for the babies.

If you use un-medicated feed it is recommended that a water soluble vitamin with or without preventative antibiotic is used in the drinking water of the chicks for several days.

Answer 5

If you cannot provide chick starter or builder then you can offer them layer feed. You may need to pound it down and break it up for the smaller beaks. Chicks can find the smaller grains in the mix and will thrive on this if nothing else is used. Free range chicks along with the mother hen will learn what is good and what to avoid.

Answer 6

Feeding your chicks for a month with chick mash works good and then for a week after that I like to mix chick mash with layer mash and then they will eat what eveyone else does and adjust well to it.

Answer 7

Chicks should be fed a starter feed specifically formulated for them, as it provides essential nutrients for growth and development. Additionally, they can be given small amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables as treats. Make sure they have access to clean water at all times.

Answer 8

Chick feed. You can probably get it at a feed store, it looks like tiny versions of chicken feed.

Answer 9

Until six weeks of age