feeding schedule for baby chicks

[NatJ]

I didn't save it because I didn't quite buy what they were saying--figured it was written buy an academic who never kept chickens or consulted with folks who have this experience.

I wonder if it was this article, or something similar?
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/hand-feeding-baby-birds
This one is talking about feeding baby birds that are NOT chickens, but they keep calling them "chicks."

It does say "Chicks less than one week old should be fed 6–10 times per day (every 2-3 hours)."

But those are the kinds of birds where the babies are helpless, and the parent bird does bring food and put it into the beak.

For that kind of "chick," it would be appropriate to feed on a schedule like that.

But the "chicks" in the article I found, are not chickens at all. They are a very different kind of bird, that cannot walk around or eat from a food dish.

So I wonder if the article you found was something similar to that?

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chickens-diets-for-all-life-stages
This is an article about feeding chickens, and it does say to keep food available at all times.

(I have no idea how many other articles they have, or how accurate any others may be.)

 

[Ridgerunner]

I wonder if it was this article, or something similar?
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/hand-feeding-baby-birds
This one is talking about feeding baby birds that are NOT chickens, but they keep calling them "chicks."

Thanks. I'll bet you are correct. That's why I wanted to read it in context. Nothing wrong with the academic that wrote it but the person that read it probably misinterpreted it. Happens all of the time.

 

[Finnie]

I wonder if it was this article, or something similar?
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/hand-feeding-baby-birds
This one is talking about feeding baby birds that are NOT chickens, but they keep calling them "chicks."

It does say "Chicks less than one week old should be fed 6–10 times per day (every 2-3 hours)."

But those are the kinds of birds where the babies are helpless, and the parent bird does bring food and put it into the beak.

For that kind of "chick," it would be appropriate to feed on a schedule like that.

But the "chicks" in the article I found, are not chickens at all. They are a very different kind of bird, that cannot walk around or eat from a food dish.

So I wonder if the article you found was something similar to that?

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chickens-diets-for-all-life-stages
This is an article about feeding chickens, and it does say to keep food available at all times.

(I have no idea how many other articles they have, or how accurate any others may be.)

Those were the only two I found as well, and I didn’t bother to look at the pet caged bird article since I was looking for chicken articles. But that was very astute of you to make that connection.

The VCA veterinarians are not board-certified avian veterinarians, but around here they are the closest you are going to get.