Guest guest Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Chickens normally eat slugs, snails, bugs, tomato horn works, etc. However, they also eat grain, I believe so even whole wheat bread crumbs would probably work until you could get them some real food from the feed store. Shame on him--these are babies. When I used to raise tomatoes when I lived in Sacramento, I used to pick off the horn worms every night after work and take them to my neighbors chickens long before I was a vegetarian. Kathleen Eureka CA so my friend has two 7 week old chicks, and they ran out of food for them and can't go to work until tomorrow. I just noticed and told him they had to give the chicks something because they are obviously hungry. Do any of you know what kind of (vegetarian) food around the house 7 week old chicks can eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Fine whole wheat crumbs will work and tell your friend to go 2 days without food and see how it feels. Rain , " Jackie " <playfullycute2000 wrote: > > Hey all, > > so my friend has two 7 week old chicks, and they ran out of food for them and can't go to work until tomorrow. I just noticed and told him they had to give the chicks something because they are obviously hungry. Do any of you know what kind of (vegetarian) food around the house 7 week old chicks can eat? > I couldn't think of anyone else to ask, and I'm sure some of you would know. Thanks so much in advance! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 First off, are the chicks on the ground 'cause if they are they might not actually need food. Chickens are very adept at finding their own food. It's just when they are held in captivity they need to be fed. Chickens will eat anything - no joke, they will eat anything! Even themselves. My chickens don't particularly like bananas though and will eat those last, but they will kill mice, or a weaker chicken and eat that if pressed to do so (not that my chickens have ever been pressed to kill anything but it's in their nature to do so). That said, I would give 7 week old chicks some veggie scraps cut into small pieces, shredded carrot, bread, cheerios or corn flakes, an apple core, leftover noodles pepper guts (seeds and stuff), refried beans - pretty much anything. But because these guys are still little they won't be able to rip a bagel apart or anything like that so make sure you chop it up for them, just like you would a toddler. And they really like grass too, so you could always pick a handful on your way and slip it to them on the sly. Tameson - " Jackie " <playfullycute2000 Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:24 PM OT Question Chicks > Hey all, > > so my friend has two 7 week old chicks, and they ran out of food for them > and can't go to work until tomorrow. I just noticed and told him they had > to give the chicks something because they are obviously hungry. Do any of > you know what kind of (vegetarian) food around the house 7 week old chicks > can eat? > I couldn't think of anyone else to ask, and I'm sure some of you would > know. Thanks so much in advance! > > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thanks everyone for the information! For now these chicks are in a box inside the house. They let them out every once in a while though; this will change once they get a coop. I'll let my friend know. I don't know how someone can be so irresponsible to run out of food for their animals - I would feel heartbroken if my cat ever went hungry. Thanks again! , " Tameson " <tamesonob wrote: > > First off, are the chicks on the ground 'cause if they are they might not > actually need food. Chickens are very adept at finding their own food. It's > just when they are held in captivity they need to be fed. Chickens will eat > anything - no joke, they will eat anything! Even themselves. My chickens > don't particularly like bananas though and will eat those last, but they > will kill mice, or a weaker chicken and eat that if pressed to do so (not > that my chickens have ever been pressed to kill anything but it's in their > nature to do so). That said, I would give 7 week old chicks some veggie > scraps cut into small pieces, shredded carrot, bread, cheerios or corn > flakes, an apple core, leftover noodles pepper guts (seeds and stuff), > refried beans - pretty much anything. But because these guys are still > little they won't be able to rip a bagel apart or anything like that so make > sure you chop it up for them, just like you would a toddler. And they really > like grass too, so you could always pick a handful on your way and slip it > to them on the sly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 I run out of food all the time...but I don't worry about it 'cause bagged food isn't their primary source - scraps are - I've always got this conundrum with my food scraps...compost or chickens? Alas it always seems the compost suffers a little, but then again, I do compost the chicken litter, so I guess I compost the scraps second hand. Tameson - " Jackie " <playfullycute2000 Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:15 PM Re: OT Question Chicks > Thanks everyone for the information! > For now these chicks are in a box inside the house. They let them out > every once in a while though; this will change once they get a coop. > I'll let my friend know. I don't know how someone can be so irresponsible > to run out of food for their animals - I would feel heartbroken if my cat > ever went hungry. > Thanks again! > > , " Tameson " <tamesonob wrote: >> >> First off, are the chicks on the ground 'cause if they are they might not >> actually need food. Chickens are very adept at finding their own food. >> It's >> just when they are held in captivity they need to be fed. Chickens will >> eat >> anything - no joke, they will eat anything! Even themselves. My chickens >> don't particularly like bananas though and will eat those last, but they >> will kill mice, or a weaker chicken and eat that if pressed to do so (not >> that my chickens have ever been pressed to kill anything but it's in >> their >> nature to do so). That said, I would give 7 week old chicks some veggie >> scraps cut into small pieces, shredded carrot, bread, cheerios or corn >> flakes, an apple core, leftover noodles pepper guts (seeds and stuff), >> refried beans - pretty much anything. But because these guys are still >> little they won't be able to rip a bagel apart or anything like that so >> make >> sure you chop it up for them, just like you would a toddler. And they >> really >> like grass too, so you could always pick a handful on your way and slip >> it >> to them on the sly. > > > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I THINK THEY CAN EAT PADDY, CORN..........SOMETHING LIKE THAT... --- On Thu, 5/28/09, Jackie <playfullycute2000 wrote: Jackie <playfullycute2000 OT Question Chicks Thursday, May 28, 2009, 3:24 AM Hey all, so my friend has two 7 week old chicks, and they ran out of food for them and can't go to work until tomorrow. I just noticed and told him they had to give the chicks something because they are obviously hungry. Do any of you know what kind of (vegetarian) food around the house 7 week old chicks can eat? I couldn't think of anyone else to ask, and I'm sure some of you would know.. Thanks so much in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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