chicks eat to much grit?

[soccerguy17]

i have six three week old chicks and i was told that they should always have access to grit so when i first gave the chicks a small bowl they devoured it within 5 minutes my question is can they eat to much grit or do they know when to stop? i kind of hestitant to give them more grit because after they ate all the grite the crops look like they were going to burst!thanks for the help!

 

[kstaven]

You should be feeding a chick starter it has grit in it. NO EXTRA GRIT!

If they pig out on it you may very likely end up with an impacted crop and dead chicks.

 

[Sharisr32]

Grit is like ice cream -- should be extra - and isn't needed if using chick starter - I did the same thing when I first started
all my chicks ended up ok--

 

[urbanhomesteader]

If the chick started is the only food they don't need extra grit. As I understand it they only need extra grit if they are getting treats. When ever I give treats to my 3week old chicks I provide a small amount of grit. The first time I put in a lot thinking they would eat just what they needed but they ate it all.

So now its just a little for each treat they get.