grit

  1. creedatticus

    Chick Grit

    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?
  2. gailbelanger

    Grit vs Oyster Shell Question

    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...
  3. gailbelanger

    Grit for chicks

    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.
  4. Gearhead846

    Diy chicken and duck grit?

    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😊
  5. Gearhead846

    Diy chicken and duck grit?

    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😊
  6. Crazy Maizie

    Does your feed have grit included in the list of ingredients?

    In another discussion it was brought to my attention that some feed has grit as an ingredient. I'm curious as to which feeds include "insoluble grit" as an ingredient. If your feed lists grit as an ingredient please post the brand. Thanks!
  7. V

    Fave Layer Chick Grit…GO!

    I’ve checked the threads and have seen great advice for why to use grit, advice on baby chick grit, how to use grit but didn’t see much on actual Holy Grail products for our layers. I’m new to this backyard chicken world and I’d rather go based off of experience to keep my chicks safe, happy...
  8. Drumstick63

    Grit and Oyster together ?????

    Can I put the grit and oyster shell together or do they need to be separate ? I glanced through the other posts but sorry if this is a repeat question
  9. SaltyOldDog

    Newbie questions about the first few weeks of a chick

    I'm going to ask a series of questions in this post having to do with the first bunch of weeks of raising chicks. These questions come up due to conflicting information from a variety of sources of my research and talking with the "Chicken Expert" at Tractor Supply (aka TSCE) . As I stated in...
  10. M

    Scratch and Peck chick starter and grit ratios

    Hi all, I have just switch my 8 chicks (about 4 or 5 days old) to Scratch and Peck's chick starter and grit because I was sick of the pasty butt and watery stool the processed food was causing and much prefer to give my animals real food. I mixed 2 cups of food with 1 tablespoon of grit to...
  11. SolarDuck

    Best overall duck feed?

    Hello I was just wondering what the best feed is for my ducks. I have 3 Muscovy girls and right now they are eating Family Farms brand chicken feed, per 40lb bag of feed I add 4 cups of Family Farms brand scratch, 2 cups of dried mealworms, and 1 cup of bewers yeast. I always fill up their bowl...
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  12. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Gravel Not Emptying From Crop - Normal?

    This morning when doing random crop checks, I noticed my Barred Rock's crop seemed quite full for first thing in the a.m. Upon massaging it to get a better feel, it broke apart into a bunch of pebbly or gravelly feeling bits. I wouldn't say it's full--at least not in the classic impaction...
  13. Maddog_photog

    True Grit

    Hey folks! I was noticing my two Swedish Blues walking away from me, and one had a noticeable larger front section (?) than the other. I’m wondering what it could be from..? I think I read on here that it could be from lack of grit..? I haven’t given them any chick grit as they are older than...
  14. graypes

    Grit Availability Question

    Hi there! So I have two 12-week old runners, one drake one duck**, and I am having a tough time giving them grit. I have tried to keep it out and available to them, but they either get food and water mixed up in it OR when I separate it from their food, they poop in it. I will probably end up...
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  15. M

    Grit

    Crazy question: how much grit does one, adult chicken need? My girl is recovering nicely from a raccoon attack but has a damaged beak so struggles to eat hard things. Her gullet (?) is filling and I couldn’t convince her to peck at the bowl of grit I provided. So with my daughter’s help, we...
  16. H

    Couple questions about 3 week old chicks from newbie

    Hello, we are new to chickens and bought 4 chicks of about 2 weeks old last week. I have one concern and one question (haha for right now). 1. Concern: I’ve found blood in their brooder a few times (starting the day after we brought them home). They were in one of those large rubber storage...
  17. CheepPeepers

    Compost and bedding questions!

    Hello! So I'm not new to chickens (it has been a while though), but I am new to composting. Does anyone know of any good guides for beginners with a material list or anything? A lot of what I've been finding just refer to "compost bins" and give no other details on what that means. Like if...
  18. Karen612

    Grit...can you make it from stuff outside?

    My chicks aren’t ready for grit yet but been thinking about it. Can I just go outside and bring in bits of dirt/sand from the yard and gravel? We live in a rocky/mountainous area with natural porous volcanic stones everywhere. Could I just collect those from outside and bring them in? How small...
  19. Dfarago

    Chick grit

    My native soil is on the sandy side ( I live in the desert). So do I really need the chick grit?
  20. SavvySilkieMom

    Chick Grit and treats. How soon is too soon?

    Hi I love this app and all the forums and just a thank you in advance for all the help. I have 2 silkie chicks in the brooder and I would love to start feeding them some treats once in a while and I know they need grit to grind down whatever is not starter feed. I purchased some chick grit and...
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