chicks & corn
- Thread starter Tallulah
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foxy
Active member
As long as it's only very small amounts and they are able to digest the corn..having grit available or free-range it should be fine. Just be careful when coming up to POL they are on a suitable feed ration in order to build calcium stores not fat for laying! 
chrismahon
Well-known member
Make sure the corn is ground small otherwise they could develop an impaction of the crop or gizzard Tallulah. Over here they sell fine ground mixed corn for chicks over 6 weeks and we feed that to the adults as it takes them far longer to eat it, so eat far less but are just as happy.
At 12 & 15 weeks they are well able to eat a suitable amount of corn. They will probably have found bigger stuff to eat naturally by now.
Many get corn from around a week old and it doesn't seem to harm them but they do need access to grit and it does need to be only part of the diet. Ditto insects/grubs.
Many get corn from around a week old and it doesn't seem to harm them but they do need access to grit and it does need to be only part of the diet. Ditto insects/grubs.
