Yes, after they eat it, it goes into the crop and stays there to work (kind of like adding salt into your mortar and pestle; ) and help grind up their food: )
Hi AV, So I asked a friend about your “dull” chicks and here (in really brief point form) is what she said… Do you have a heat lamp for these little guys? Or a chick brooder? First four weeks (no feathers, only fuzzy) they require extra heat. The “dullness” is them trying to stay alive. Also need a thermometer to be sure to keep them at their mother’s body temperature. 3-4 weeks before they acquire “personality”. For the whole story, here’s Val’s post on raising chicks: ) Oh, and you don’t need grit for them at this point, it’s already premixed into their chick starter. https://livingmydreamlifeonthefarm.com/2011/09/15/raising-chicks-101/
Yes, we are monitoring their temperature. Any dullness in that respect faded once we warmed them up, after mailing. The other dull…don’t do much…is expected. After all, you wouldn’t want Olympic sprinters during a period when they are really supposed to be under a chicken’s butt. Some have a bit of personality already. They’re not very bright–every time I treat them to micro-chopped kale, it’s as though they’ve discovered this bonanza for the first time!!! (Kale was a staple in chick food, back when we raised emus. These are similar, just on a smaller scale.)
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Where is the chick grit? And I don’t mean your novels!
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Haven’t got it yet. Coming soon. They’re doing well, anyway. Do I mix it in the food, or clutter up their space with yet another dish?
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Oops. There’s going to be a story soon about these little guys.
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So far, they’re cute, but a little dull. I don’t see them as “pet” material. They’re definitely livestock–much like the bees.
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Get it now and you can do either they will ingest it. The need cause they don’t have teeth.
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Yes, after they eat it, it goes into the crop and stays there to work (kind of like adding salt into your mortar and pestle; ) and help grind up their food: )
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Hi AV, So I asked a friend about your “dull” chicks and here (in really brief point form) is what she said… Do you have a heat lamp for these little guys? Or a chick brooder? First four weeks (no feathers, only fuzzy) they require extra heat. The “dullness” is them trying to stay alive. Also need a thermometer to be sure to keep them at their mother’s body temperature. 3-4 weeks before they acquire “personality”. For the whole story, here’s Val’s post on raising chicks: ) Oh, and you don’t need grit for them at this point, it’s already premixed into their chick starter.
https://livingmydreamlifeonthefarm.com/2011/09/15/raising-chicks-101/
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Yes, we are monitoring their temperature. Any dullness in that respect faded once we warmed them up, after mailing. The other dull…don’t do much…is expected. After all, you wouldn’t want Olympic sprinters during a period when they are really supposed to be under a chicken’s butt. Some have a bit of personality already. They’re not very bright–every time I treat them to micro-chopped kale, it’s as though they’ve discovered this bonanza for the first time!!! (Kale was a staple in chick food, back when we raised emus. These are similar, just on a smaller scale.)
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What now? Adventure! 🙂
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