How to Feed Baby Chicks Greens

Feeding baby chicks is a no-brainer, since chick starter feed is formulated to meet all the nutritional needs of baby chickens. However, you may supplement their diet from the garden or from your leftovers from dinner. Chicks love greens, but greens should be considered desert, not as main course on the menu.

Things You'll Need

  • Chick starter feed
  • Vegetable greens
  • Grower feed
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Instructions

    • 1

      Feed baby chicks starter chick feed. Free-feed chicks starter feed until they're 4 weeks old.

    • 2

      Supplement feed with vegetable greens from the garden or left over from cooking. Use only as a supplement to regular chick starter feed.

    • 3

      Allow chicks to get their own greens by free-ranging the grass in your yard or garden. Only allow if your grass and plants are pesticide-free.

    • 4

      Mix chick starter feed with equal portions of chicken grower feed. Feed chicks this mixture of feed until they are 16 weeks old.

    • 5

      Switch chicks to chicken grower feed. At 16 weeks, chicks can come off chick starter feed and fed grower feed exclusively.