- Bugs - Crickets are the obvious bug we promote. But many chicken farmers look for black soldier fly larvae for their high calcium content. And mealworms are another popular option.
- Grains - Surprisingly, oatmeal is one of their favorites. This is a great way to pack on calories.
- Fruits & Vegetables - Pumpkin (yuck), squash, apples, strawberries, and additional fruits and vegetables.
- Seeds - Flax seeds and chia seeds are a great treat for your chicks to add some omega-3 fatty acids to their diet.
Avoid These Foods
Although opportunists, it should be noted that chicks and chickens cannot eat eat tomato plants because they contain the toxic chemical solanine. But don't hesitate with the actual tomato. Chicks can safely consume tomatoes and most will gladly eat them. Chicks should also not consume raw potatoes, as they contain toxic glycoalkaloids. Raw beans are also toxic, as they contain the compound hemagglutinin. and do avoid onions, garlic, chocolate, eggplant, avocado rinds and seeds, peanuts, pickles, rhubarb, moldy bread, and any other moldy food. Other off-limit foods include citrus rinds, citrus in general, coffee, raw eggs, processed food, and dry rice. As long as you can monitor their diets with what they need, what they like, and what they shouldn't be offered, then you can anticipate a healthy brood for their intended purpose. [post_title] => What should I feed my baby chicks? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => what-should-i-feed-my-baby-chicks [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-10-19 04:32:14 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-10-19 08:32:14 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 109357 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/?post_type=topic&p=52575 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [1] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 52054 [post_author] => 686 [post_date] => 2022-04-29 13:23:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-29 17:23:08 [post_content] => This is Azog. He wants crickets!! [post_title] => CRICKET CONTEST [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => cricket-contest-1005 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-29 13:23:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-29 17:23:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 64 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/cricket-contest-1005/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 50566 [post_author] => 19167 [post_date] => 2022-04-18 20:34:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-19 00:34:54 [post_content] => A while ago I stopped giving my pac worms because he didn’t want them. So I switched to crickets and I’d put them in there and he would want to eat them the second they walk by him. But a few weeks ago he just wouldn’t anymore. Should I try worms again? Or does his feeding frequency need to be decreased? He’s 7 months old. [post_title] => Pac-Man not wanting to eat [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => pac-man-not-wanting-to-eat [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-18 20:34:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-19 00:34:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 69 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/pac-man-not-wanting-to-eat/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [3] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51213 [post_author] => 73281 [post_date] => 2022-04-22 02:37:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-22 06:37:08 [post_content] => I just got Harold 3 days ago and his I got the necessities for his enclosure but it's not holding humidity at night. During the day it normally doesn't drop below 75-80% but at night it drops to like 50% and when I feel the bedding it's cold. Could I have put too much bedding down? [post_title] => My pacman frogs habitat is losing humidity [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => my-pacman-frogs-habitat-is-losing-humidity [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-22 02:37:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-22 06:37:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 69 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/my-pacman-frogs-habitat-is-losing-humidity/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [4] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51297 [post_author] => 28859 [post_date] => 2022-04-22 19:41:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-22 23:41:41 [post_content] => Taking a trip to sonic! Just showing off my new finger jewelry. [post_title] => Cricket contest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => cricket-contest-1004 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-22 19:41:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-22 23:41:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 64 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/cricket-contest-1004/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51375 [post_author] => 73281 [post_date] => 2022-04-23 02:14:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-23 06:14:05 [post_content] => I just got him not too long ago from petsmart and I was reading about the different morphs and cam across the fantasy Frog's. I don't know too much about the different morphs but petsmart advertised him as a regular green pacman but to me he looks more like a fantasy considering the marks on his back and head plus how green he is. Just wondering if anyone might have some more insight on what he may be. [post_title] => Regular green pacman or fantasy? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => regular-green-pacman-or-fantasy [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-23 02:14:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-23 06:14:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 69 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/regular-green-pacman-or-fantasy/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [6] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 50046 [post_author] => 16464 [post_date] => 2022-04-14 15:48:47 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-14 19:48:47 [post_content] => Bumpy the Sulcata Tortoise [post_title] => Critter Contest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => critter-contest-27 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2022-04-14 15:48:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-04-14 19:48:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 177 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/forums/topic/critter-contest-27/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [7] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51252 [post_author] => 6 [post_date] => 2022-04-22 11:07:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-04-22 15:07:00 [post_content] => Baby chicks may look warm and fuzzy. But after you get those chicks in the mail, they're going to be cold and frightened. So it's important to have the right brooder set up. But it's even more important to have their heat schedule aligned with their bodily needs. The fuzzy feathers on a day old chick does not do a good job insulating their bodies. So after you get them in the mail, the ideal temperature target is between 95 and 100 degrees. Heat lamps or heat mats are the most popular sources. However, some people have tried to implant brooder hens with the new hatchlings. Brooder hens aren't always effective. Heat lamps are the least expensive, but can be a fire hazard. And heats mats are the safest, but they are more expensive than the lamps. 95 to 100 degrees is the target temperature once you get them in the mail. But their feathers will grow and develop quickly. So it's important to reduce the heat gradually to meet their needs. Here's a basic heat schedule:- week 1 - 95 degrees F
- week 2 - 90 degrees F
- week 3 - 85 degrees F
- week 4 - 80 degrees F
- week 5 - 75 degrees F
- week 6 - 70 degrees F
What food should I feed my baby chicks?
Baby chicks are a great way to start earning eggs, meat for your self, or for your reptile or raptor. But each chick requires a different diet, to help them develop into the chicken you're expecting. Baby chicks in general have nutritional requirements. Advanced and new farmers will buy their feed from a commercially manufactured mill. This ensures the chick feed has the proper ratio of protein, fat, vitamins, and other nutrients. It is not recommended to create your own mix. Baby chicks that do not receive the correct ratio of nutrients can suffer from leg issues, abnormal feathering, slow growth, or gain too much fat.Egg Laying Chicks
It's also important to recognize your purpose and intentions for these baby chicks. Egg laying chicks will require more protein when they are younger. But after 6 weeks, they should be switched to a grower feed, which has a reduced amount of protein, higher calcium, and a different mix of nutrients. This will help develop your chick into a great hen that can yield about 1 egg per day.Broiler Chicks
Broiler chicks have a different purpose - for being eaten. To maximize the amount of meat, these broiler chicks get fed more feed in general. And their feed contains a higher amount of protein. Between the higher amount of protein, and more food, these baby chicks will develop into meaty broilers that are great for consumption.Additional foods
After chicks develop to 3 weeks, they will start to eat more than just the food you offer. They are notorious opportunists, and will eat a large variety of objects:- Bugs - Crickets are the obvious bug we promote. But many chicken farmers look for black soldier fly larvae for their high calcium content. And mealworms are another popular option.
- Grains - Surprisingly, oatmeal is one of their favorites. This is a great way to pack on calories.
- Fruits & Vegetables - Pumpkin (yuck), squash, apples, strawberries, and additional fruits and vegetables.
- Seeds - Flax seeds and chia seeds are a great treat for your chicks to add some omega-3 fatty acids to their diet.
Avoid These Foods
Although opportunists, it should be noted that chicks and chickens cannot eat eat tomato plants because they contain the toxic chemical solanine. But don't hesitate with the actual tomato. Chicks can safely consume tomatoes and most will gladly eat them. Chicks should also not consume raw potatoes, as they contain toxic glycoalkaloids. Raw beans are also toxic, as they contain the compound hemagglutinin. and do avoid onions, garlic, chocolate, eggplant, avocado rinds and seeds, peanuts, pickles, rhubarb, moldy bread, and any other moldy food. Other off-limit foods include citrus rinds, citrus in general, coffee, raw eggs, processed food, and dry rice. As long as you can monitor their diets with what they need, what they like, and what they shouldn't be offered, then you can anticipate a healthy brood for their intended purpose. [post_title] => What should I feed my baby chicks? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => what-should-i-feed-my-baby-chicks [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-10-19 04:32:14 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-10-19 08:32:14 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 109357 [guid] => https://critterfam.com/?post_type=topic&p=52575 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => topic [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [comment_count] => 0 [current_comment] => -1 [found_posts] => 1948 [max_num_pages] => 244 [max_num_comment_pages] => 0 [is_single] => [is_preview] => [is_page] => [is_archive] => 1 [is_date] => [is_year] => [is_month] => [is_day] => [is_time] => [is_author] => [is_category] => [is_tag] => [is_tax] => [is_search] => [is_feed] => [is_comment_feed] => [is_trackback] => [is_home] => [is_privacy_policy] => [is_404] => [is_embed] => [is_paged] => 1 [is_admin] => [is_attachment] => [is_singular] => [is_robots] => [is_favicon] => [is_posts_page] => [is_post_type_archive] => 1 [query_vars_hash:WP_Query:private] => 78cac714e1942bbac575def65b23420c [query_vars_changed:WP_Query:private] => [thumbnails_cached] => [allow_query_attachment_by_filename:protected] => [stopwords:WP_Query:private] => [compat_fields:WP_Query:private] => Array ( [0] => query_vars_hash [1] => query_vars_changed ) [compat_methods:WP_Query:private] => Array ( [0] => init_query_flags [1] => parse_tax_query ) [query_cache_key:WP_Query:private] => wp_query:d37367babe2fbc55895d65cc381318c0:0.25066300 1763296572 [posts_per_page] => 8 [paged] => 28 [pagination_links] => 1 2 3 … 27 28 29 … 242 243 244 )-
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