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  1. jeff smith

    Pros and Cons for using sand

    hi, grit is really over sold to the public. If poultry are on a formulated feed then it has enough grit in the feed for eating that type of formulated feed. If the poultry are free ranged then they get enough grit just from all the things they dig in the dirt and eat. I also don't recommend...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    I am just saying that too much sand in the bedding will do this or better yet complete sand. Their crop can and will become impacted over time and at some point not pass . I did a test about 20 years ago with 20 grown birds and put them in 20 different small pens with only sand as bedding. They...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    con.... chickens eat to much of the sand and it impact their craw.... to much sand causes health issues and death.
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