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  1. NatJ

    Why are my 7 week old ducklings suddenly eating A LOT of grit?

    Grit is little rocks. The grit (rocks) mostly stay in the gizzard, to grind up the food the duck eats (or chicken, or pigeon, or whatever.) Birds do not chew their food with teeth, but grit in the gizzard is their way of breaking up food into little bits so it is easier to digest. If the duck...
  2. NatJ

    Why are my 7 week old ducklings suddenly eating A LOT of grit?

    I would try the larger grit. If the grit is too small, it just goes right through them, instead of staying in the gizzard to grind their food. That would make them need more grit to replace it, which might cause them to eat a lot more grit (but if all the grit is small, it goes right through as...
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