Properly organized nutrition for newly born chickens is of utmost importance. It depends on him whether they will feel normal or begin to hurt. And of course, how quickly they grow and begin to lay eggs.
The chicks that have just been born do not eat for some time (8-10 hours), so you need to arrange a place for them to live before organizing the feeding of chickens. In the
first days of life, small pets are especially defenseless, need warmth and light. Therefore, for their cultivation, you need to choose a dry, warm place. If there are not many chickens, then for the device of their house you can use an old trough or an inverted box, a cardboard box from household appliances. Cover the bottom with paper, newspapers or unnecessary rags, with the calculation of the regular change of bedding. A lamp should be lit above the chicks' location around the clock, but not bright, with dim lights. A red lamp or lampshade made from a plastic bottle with your own hands will do.
Feeding daily chickens will require your zeal and time. The first meal consists of a steeply boiled egg (one for 25-30 pieces), which must be finely chopped or ground. The next meal is made two hours later with the same regularity.
The feeding of chickens in the early days of life occurs at night. The diet includes millet porridge, cooked in milk, chopped young grass. It is good if the types of food alternate.
It is especially necessary to say about drinking. The feeding of chickens in the early days of life is supplemented with milk. You can buy special drinkers for your little pets, or you can make them yourself. You need a saucer and a half-liter jar. Pour half the milk into the jar and cover with a saucer, turn over. A little milk will leak in the saucer, it will quietly flow from the can into the saucer. It is important these days not to wet the chickens, for them it is deadly. Unfortunately, today the situation is such that the percentage of mortality of chickens is very high, therefore it is advised to give them with an antibiotic with a drink that will help cope with various infections. While they grow up, there will be no trace of him.
On the third day, you can make changes in the diet of your pets by starting to give the flour mixture, after moistening it with milk, broth or water. It is better, of course, to use broth or yogurt. Feeding chickens in the first days of life must include fresh herbs. If possible, get them a special children's feed, this will greatly simplify your life. Do not regret cottage cheese for chicks, it is very useful for them.
When your pets are six days old, you can add separate feeders with mineral feed and fine gravel with sand, as well as switch to water. Some veterinarians advise introducing potatoes into feeding chickens from the age of 20 days. In the early days - at the rate of 5 grams per day, then increasing the amount. Older chickens should be accustomed to raw potatoes.
These simple tips will help novice owners grow healthy adult chickens that provide the whole family with eggs.