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I guess if the rocks are all natural like Mavrk said, and are small enough for the chicks. My feed store sells two different sizes of grit. Itty bitty for the chicks and bigger for grown chickens. Not sure if that's necessary, but it makes sense to me.

Yes, grit and oyster shells serve two different purposes. They are not one and the same. The oyster shells are for calcium to aid in the strengthening of layer's egg shells. Crushed oyster shell is too soft to function as grit. The grit, tiny pebbles and other hard objects, in your case sea...

I live in rainy Oregon and my husband scattered some oyster shells in the uncovered part of the run at least 2 weeks ago. They are still there. So, no oyster shells disappearing in the rain here. Anyhow, since then we have made a little wooden box and mounted it in the dry area for oyster...