chick grit

Hi. I have some chicks that came Friday. I am trying to get some supplies for when they are two weeks old and I can introduce them to chick grit and some snacks but I can't find any in the stores online. Can I use Hermit Crab Sand which says it has natural sand, coconut fiber, calcium carbonate...

For our family's day-old poultry (some chicks and ducklings), which are going to be arriving soon, we have bought some chick grit (this one specifically) for them. On the bag it says not to start feeding them the grit until they are at least two weeks old. But I've also read that chicks need...

so i have chick grit, and i sprinkle it in their food container, how much should i be putting in? also i know that eventually the grit is separate, when do we move to bigger normal grit, and separate grit?

Hello everyone! I finally joined after a few weeks of just reading all the great info here. I incubated eggs for our first grade classes this year for science and now that we have hatched 4 chicks, I want to be sure I’m doing everything to keep them happy and healthy. I’ve read a lot of when...

My chicklets (somewhere between a chick and a pullet?) are almost 7 weeks old and I live in GA. They SEEM to have most of their feathers and they are getting OMG big!! I have a coop but we're installing hardware cloth around the base (to thwart burrowing predators) before we move the chicks...

Good morning! I have one chick (naked neck partridge silkie) who continuously has pasty butt. I clean her off multiple times a day, they have probiotics in their water, I change the water 2 times a day, the temperature is steady, I have her on an in medicated organic starter feed, and she has...

Hello, new here! Please forgive me if I ask a million questions! My ducklings are about a week old (hatched on Monday, arrived to me Thursday AM). I would love to take them into their finally finished pen to forage (under my supervision!), but I am not sure at what age I should begin doing...

My native soil is on the sandy side ( I live in the desert). So do I really need the chick grit?

Ok I keep reading conflicting information so I thought I would just ask outright. WHEN do you first give chicks their chick grit. I have a bag (DuMOR)--on the bag is says at 2 weeks. I have read posts that some begin at one week. I don't want to give it to early, but want to make sure 2 weeks...