bucket of rocks

[tcal]

I have been feeding the chickens a good bit of scraps and stuff lately so today I got to thinking....
I scooped up a couple of shovel fulls of gravel (mostly really small). Dumped on the ground in the coop. They have been having a GREAT time scratching and picking for the grit they want.

 

[gritsar]

Yep, we have "grit" all around the farm. No need to buy it.

 

[davidb]

ya me too

 

[congdon476]

This is what I was wondering. We live out in the prairie/desert area and I figured they'd get it all by themselves scratching around the yard, no? I figured on a small bag for throwing some in the feed as chicks, and then then just in winter when they don't get out as much.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
The chicks won't need it until you start supplementing their feed with treats.
My chickens find all the grit they need in free-ranging even in the wintertime, because our ground is rarely snow covered. If I have to keep them confined for any length of time, say more than one day, I offer them some grit.