Technically baby chicks dont need anything to eat or drink for about 48 hours after theyve hatched. What I do know for sure is that all animals given the opportunity will eat certain foods to prevent deficiencies. Ceylon Game Fowl Pet Chickens Chicken Breeds Wild Chicken Somewhere between 6 and 8 weeks chicks will move on from chicken mash to growers feed. What do chickens eat in the wild . Jungle fowl and wild chickens will eat a wide range of plant matter foraged from the ground. They provided the necessary proteins and other nutrients and chickens also loved to eat worms. They will also eat small animals such as lizards and young rodents. When ranging in the yards chickens will find a cornucopia of protein- and vitamin-rich food on their own including insects and grubs vegetation and seeds. But it still has the same level of oils and fats fiber and ash. It is very unlikely that a domesticated chicken would be able to forage the amount of. Invertebrates especial...