Just about 4 weeks old.

[matheny00]

Our babies are about 4 weeks old. They will be going out in the run with their brooder box and heater. When can they eat random stuff other than chick feed? We have Construction sand in the run do they need grit? And when can they get treats and fruits and veggies.
Thank you

 

[nuthatched]

I'd wait until six weeks, yes they need access to dirt to find the right size rocks. Sand is too fine.

 

[matheny00]

It's 3/8 construction sand full of small rocks extremely small to 3/8 mixed with sand

 

[rosemarythyme]

They can have treats and grit now but I'd keep the treats to a bare minimum since it doesn't take much to fill up a chick, and you want them mostly eating their feed for optimal growth.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Once they go outside, they'll be gettig plenty of "treats" in the form of grass and other vegetation plus a plethora of bugs and other living proteins. I personally would very much limit anything else lest they not eat enough of their commercial chick crumbles.

 

[Perris]

Our babies are about 4 weeks old. They will be going out in the run with their brooder box and heater. When can they eat random stuff other than chick feed? We have Construction sand in the run do they need grit? And when can they get treats and fruits and veggies.
Thank you

They can eat it now. These are 3 weeks old and they have never eaten any commercial chick feed. All they eat is what others on BYC are inclined to call 'treats' and what their broody forages for them. They have been on grass since they left the nest. Don't wait any longer; your chicks' developing gastro-intestinal tracts will thank you for some real food as soon as possible.