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Sand is OK grit for tiny chicks too so if they ingest some it is OK. IF they seem to be overingesting it and going nuts eating it all the time, I would remove it and re-offer it at 2 weeks of age. That is when they stop overingesting pans of grit from my experience. I also raise chicks on sand...

Well I started out buying the play sand (not the mason sand, which is WET inside the bag) in the bag at Home Depot, but then I figured out that if I get a truckload delivered it would be cheaper since I use the sand as bedding in my nestboxes and coops. So the play sand works great. Always...

You can give them a pan of sand and they will love it for dust bathing. DE is fine for adding to the sand but there is no point yet if they are still in the brooder and wouldn't get mites. It is harmful to inhale, but people use the feed-grade DE to prevent bug infestations. I use it too in the...