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  1. K

    Baby Chicks Taking Dust Bath in Crumble!

    So, I was wondering how my week-old chicks could make such a mess of their open food dish, until I caught them taking dust baths in it! 😋 I have a solution for the food, but know I'm wondering what to provide them for dust baths. I've read several posts, and opinions seemed mixed on what...
  2. xyzcornelia

    Grit for BABY chicken help

    Hello what chicken grit do I order because there is nothing in any store close to me that is for baby chicks. My chickens are 2 days old and is being fed chicken mash from hobby first, boiled egg yolk, small pieces of chive and dandelion leaves. They also get a mealworm each that’s soaked as a...
    • xyzcornelia
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    • baby chicken chive dandelion leaves dried mealworms egg yolk food grit help mash treats
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. PlotTwistPoultry

    Kiddo thought grit was treats, gave to CornishX, worried about crops.

    My kiddo thought the grit we had was food/treats. We probably had about a cup and a half total. They're five weeks old, but we also give them greens, occasionally, hence the grit. In the Cornish stampede (is it called a stampede when it's chickens?) towards him, he dropped it all. By the time he...
  4. TheDaringDucks

    Did my duck just upchuck a gizzard/grit stone (gastrolith)?

    He was just sitting there napping when he started to flex his neck and chest funny, then he began to shake his head and I caught the tail end on video of him ejecting a stone from his throat. I grabbed it to double check he was okay (he is!). The is super smooth like a gastrolith, but it doesn't...
    • TheDaringDucks
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    • duck ducks gastrolith gizzard stone grit
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. T

    How to supplement grit, clay soil?

    So, how much grit exactly do chickens need? And how to make sure they get it? I have seen folks suggest leaving out a dish of grit for them to eat it free choice. Our chickens are on a remote property and we dont get to see them every day. So I'd be concerned that they were eating too much of...
  6. ThatChickMele

    Jerry’s Serama Chick Formula & Chick Grit

  7. C

    Introducing chick grit

    It is time to introduce my chicks to grit, I have sprinkled it over their food a few days. Do I continue to do that or do I offer it by itself? I have them on paper towels right now because they have been eating the wood shavings, I would like to move them back to wood, but read it’s good to...
  8. BeeJayBird

    Should pullets prefer chick-grit over adult grit?

    I have two almost 5 year old hens, five 4 month old pullets, and one 4 month old roo. In their run, next to their food, I provide separate calcium as well as a separate bowl with the small chick-grit on one side and the larger adult grit on the other side. That has been the set-up since...
  9. yamashta

    Japanese Quail questions

    Howdy, I'm new here. I have quail but they're young and still indoors as my hutch isn't QUITE ready for them (I want to make alterations and want to make them before moving them into it, as it'd probably be stressful to get them used to being in it only to pluck them out for a time while I alter...
    • yamashta
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    • advice wanted artificial lighting backyard brooding coturnix grit husbandry quail urban wire mesh
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Quail
  10. Kaiju

    Horticultural/potting grit instead of poultry grit?

    Hi all, Would horticultural grit be a suitable replacement for normal poultry grit for my ducks? I am struggling to find poultry grit in a larger quantity, that doesn't also contain oyster shell. My local feed stores only sell plain flint grit in a 1kg tub. The big 20kg sacks are "mixed...
    • Kaiju
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    • ducks grit horticultural grit potting grit
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. J

    grounded corn

    i dont have access to grit. no stores sell it here, and i dont have access to online stores that do sell it. i tried to find it myself, but the pebbles i could find were all too big. to get around the issue i started feeding the chicken mainly parsley, alongside some smaller grains that it wasnt...
  12. Sliiiq

    Sexing and determining breed of 6 week olds, and other questions

    First time user, bare with me here, you can answer whichever you like… 1. I’ve got 3 chicks, and I don’t know what their breeds are. Leghorns? Orpington? The two bigger ones (1&2) are supposedly 6 weeks and the 3rd is 5 weeks. Might be stupidly obvious, but I also want to know which is male...
    • Sliiiq
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    • 5 week old 6 week chick 6 week old breed & gender determining breed grass in poo grit hot chickens panting sexing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  13. Brink

    Question regarding how you feed grit.

    Hello everyone! I was just wondering what is your preferred method for feeding grit to your flocks? Do you guys set it aside in a separate container for them to pick what they need? If you do this method, what containers have you found works the best so they don't scratch it out? Do you mix it...
  14. T

    Can I use this?

    I have one of the flock party feeders from TSC, can I mix my grit and oyster shells together and put them in it to feed my flock? Or would it be better to get the rabbit bin feeders and hang from my fence?
  15. S

    Too much peat moss?

    We live in a small town where sand is not really an option to fill our huge run so we filled the whole thing with peat moss. They’re just going in their run now after being inside the house and they’re eating and digging through it (as predicted). Our run is covered and doesn’t get wet so I’m...
  16. JohnsterSpacePoultrygram

    A question about chick grit

    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...
  17. K

    Chick Grit vs Adult Grit

    I have nine chickens ranging in age from 10 to 14 weeks old. They are still on starter feed. I am going to start giving them treats and some greens. The guy at the farm supply store said I should give them chick grit. The chick grit pieces are pretty fine. My chickens devoured what I put out...
  18. creedatticus

    grit and oyster shell?

    what are the best container to use to hold this two things? i can’t find anything to see what people do normally. is it just in a parrot cup? or some other container? what is the beta container to buy that has two compartments for each, or two separate container?
  19. creedatticus

    Chick(en) Grit

    With our chicks that are almost ready for going to the coop, i sprinkle their grit into the food. what would be a good container to put their grit in on the side? i tried tupperware containers and they just get so much shavings in it! i also used a cup and they wouldn’t use it. what container...
  20. J

    Grit for Coturnix Quail Chicks?

    Can anyone recommend a good grit for coturnix quail chicks? I want to start giving them treats (hard boiled eggs or fruits and veggies) but I need to buy some grit first I think. I saw probiotic chick grit for sale, but I think it’s for chickens. Would it work for quail chicks too? They are a...
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