Chickens and grit

[peastix]

I just let them dry and crush them. No problems yet!

I do remove the membrane but only crush by hand. I have read if it's too fine it just passes straight through and the benefit of the calcium is lost.

 

[Sipplchicks]

I rinse mine out a little, let them dry and crush them in my hand. Works for me and I don't have any egg eaters.

I do the same we collect shells from hard boiled eggs in a cup on the sink crush them by hand. With this cold weather I have been throwing them in with there warm mash. What could be better than there own shells!

 

[JudysMuscovy]

I let my chickens free range for about 30 minutes.

Afterwards I put them in coop run and give them vegetables. Carrot chunks, cabbage leaves, leafy greens.

Do I need to also put grit in the run? I am assuming not since I assuming they get some dirt while grazing and the run has soil.

Am I wrong?

how did you hang the pails up like that? Its a great idea to give them veggies

 

[Sipplchicks]

1 keep a tuna fish can of grit and one of oyster shell nailed to the wall . For the girls if they want some. With the ground here frozen the are eating more grit.

 

[Sipplchicks]

Ate part of it!!!!! Mine swallowed the whole thing.

Me cat eats mice and chipmunk so I guess I would let them have a mouse if that's what is natural for them!

 

[Sipplchicks]

I have been doing the warm mash thing in this cold weather. Does anyone know if barley or cream of wheat is good for chickens. I couldn't find it on the treat list?

 

[Sipplchicks]

Gross!! Rodent flavored eggs!!!!!!!!

Mealworms, crickets. Grubs flavored eggs yummy!!!

 

[TomZilla43]

I don't bother boiling egg shells for calcium.

I figure if something that shoots out an arsehole and gets immediately brought into the kitchen for human consumption, only lightly rinsed before cracking it open, it's good enough with just that light rinse for chickens that have no problem eating live lizards and rotting compost.

I LOVE this post!!!

 

[moomoodiddy]

What other supplements should be provided?

 

[Sipplchicks]

Wow you really have I big family! How much property for 50 cows?