Here at Our Urban Farm, we are not very big on commercial foods. Our goal, therefore, is to transition our chickens off commercial foods and on to fresh human-grade foods. We are getting them used to that by giving them different kinds of treats each day. Today's treats: Baby greens, grated carrots and grated potato, with a little calcium supplement.

We hear that chickens like swings. Since our chicks are growing rapidly and getting very active, we decided to add a swing to their brooder. So far, they seem a little nervous. Chickens are pretty chicken of new things. I set Betty on it and she settled in. Maybe the others will catch on. It seems as soon as we teach on chick something, the others learn it quickly from them.

Some people think it seems weird to feed eggs to chicks. But, if you think about it, chicks grew up inside the egg nourished by nothing but egg! The fat and protein in eggs is really good for them and helps them grow strong. Plus, they LOVE them, as this video clearly shows.