ature ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁therm ometer . ▁Wood en ▁ch ips ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁bro oder ▁as ▁a ▁bed ding . ▁ ▁Food ▁and ▁water ▁ ▁Ch icks ▁require ▁different ▁food ▁than ▁adult ▁ch ick ens . ▁Ch icks ▁need ▁a ▁m ash ▁or ▁dust ▁food ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁dig est ▁it ▁without ▁g rit . ▁Ad ult ▁ch ick ens ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁dig est ▁g rit , ▁which ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁eat ▁bigger ▁food ▁pel lets . ▁P urch asing ▁ch ick ▁food ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁feed ▁store ▁that ▁is ▁specifically ▁for ▁baby ▁ch icks ▁will ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁nut r itional ▁requirements ▁are ▁being ▁met . ▁There ▁are ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁food ▁for ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁ch icks . ▁Ch icks ▁that ▁are ▁grown ▁for ▁egg - lay ing ▁purposes ▁require ▁a ▁lower ▁protein ▁level ▁than ▁ch icks ▁that ▁are ▁grown ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁meat . ▁Ch icks ▁should ▁be ▁fed ▁and ▁given ▁water ▁out ▁of ▁containers ▁that ▁ensure ▁the ▁ch icks ' ▁safety , ▁as ▁some ▁containers ▁can ▁inj ure ▁the ▁ch icks ▁or ▁cause ▁easy ▁d row ning . ▁ ▁Conc ern s ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁common ▁concerns ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁raising ▁ch ick ens ▁in ▁resident ial ▁areas , ▁specifically ▁noise , ▁od or , ▁att raction ▁of ▁pred ators / p ests , ▁property ▁values , ▁and ▁health . ▁Most ▁ch icken ▁own ers ▁say ▁that ▁these ▁myth