when can baby chicks eat scratch
1 Wheat grains are small enough that baby chicks can eat them when theyâre a week old or so. 2  Cracked wheat i s can be a good feed, though Iâve never seen cracked wheat that isnât too dusty and floury to be a good scratch feed.3  I donât like it when my feed blows away on the wind before it even reaches the ground! Normally, in the U.S., whole corn is the cheapest grain you can buy, and chickens like it. 2  Cracked corn gets moldy fairly quickly, so use it or lose it. 3  Coarsely cracked corn is better than finely cracked corn, even for baby chicks. 4  Whole wheat is a wonderful scratch feed.