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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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...

so i have chick grit, and i sprinkle it in their food container, how much should i be putting in? also i know that eventually the grit is separate, when do we move to bigger normal grit, and separate grit?

I have a bunch of Speckled Sussex. Everything says that they lay large eggs. My girls have been laying for about the end of January. They are almost 8 months old. They are laying small eggs, with an occasional large egg but small seems to be their norm at the moment. Someone told me I should...

So I just gave my 1 week old chicks some sand for some Grit. They went ballistic! It was pure mayhem! Then I got to wondering if they would fill up on sand and not eat. Can I mix the sand with their food? The floor in the brooder is a small mesh so I can't just throw it on the ground.

Hi everybody, I need to know what can I use instead of normal granite chicken grit in an emergency so that I don't have to go the store. Thanks😊

Hi everybody, I need to know what can I use instead of normal granite chicken grit in an emergency so that I don't have to go the store. Thanks😊