Chick Grit and Feed

[slushey51]

I was wandering, how much chick grit would go into about a pound of feed?

Thanks in advance.

 

[TOP KNOT]

I was wandering, how much chick grit would go into about a pound of feed?

Thanks in advance.

sprinkle it on like salt. Thats what Murray Mcmurray's chick care says [FONT=arial, helvetica]GRIT:[/FONT] Starting the 3rd day sprinkle baby grit on the feed daily as if you were salting your food. Avoid putting too much at any one time as the bird may fill up on it instead of the feed.

 

[CedarAcres]

I usually just sprinkle some into their brooder on a flat surface. They'll all eat a bit of it.

 

[tntgrandma2011]

I was at the feed store and the chick grit said it was made in 2012, there wasn't an expiration date on the package. Does anyone know if it expires?

 

[ChickensRDinos]

I just keep in separate in a little bowl. They will eat it if they need it. It is just little rocks and not actual food so I do not think that it would expire.

 

[tntgrandma2011]

I just keep in separate in a little bowl. They will eat it if they need it. It is just little rocks and not actual food as I do not think that it would expire.

Thanks I'm a worry wart first time chick mom also LOL.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

Perfectly understandable. If they are in a brooder all the time and are only getting chick feed then they probably don't even need grit. It is just rocks that they collect in their gizzard that work like chicken teeth to grind up food. I start giving it when I move the girls outside. Giving it to them in the brooder won't hurt though and if you start giving them treats it's good to add it.

 

[TOP KNOT]

I was at the feed store and the chick grit said it was made in 2012, there wasn't an expiration date on the package. Does anyone know if it expires?

chick grit are crushed rocks....no