I have a chicken that has been sick on and off for about a month. At first she was acting lethargic and couldn't fly up to her nesting box or the roost we have (and she was still laying then). And then she started to get a little bit better, she was walking around acting normal and I thought...
We have a pile of composting woodchips that we dig into and add to our garden. found some grubs and gave them to our 6 wk old chicks to see what they'd do ... what fun to watch the crazy game of Keep Away as they tried to find a corner to hide in and eat in peace - only to have another fast...
I have 6 week old chicks and they are in a coop that has a dirt floor with pine shavings, should i buy grit, get river sand, or does the dirt have what they need for grit? They are pecking at the ground and appear to be "eating" the dirt.