Do baby chicks (3 weeks old) need gravel and grit?

[New Chick Love]

Hi, I have four baby chicks, 3 weeks old and very healthy and happy so far! This week I started giving them daily treats, just fresh lettuce leaves and broccoli leaves so far. (They don't like yogurt) I picked up some gravel and grit from a pet store because I read they needed grit to digest food other than their starter feed.
If so, how much should I give them? Should I just add it to their feed or put it in a cup? It has Calcium Carbonate in it- is this okay?

I look forward to some feedback!
Thank you!

 

[sumi]

Some people sprinkle the grit over the chick's food like you'd do with salt on your food. But you can offer it to them in a bowl and let them help themselves. A bit of grit will help them digest their food better.

 

[debid]

You want chick grit from the farm store or coarse sand or something similar. The supplemental calcium found in parakeet grit can be harmful to growing chicks.

I put chick grit in a small dish and let them self-serve. They ate a lot of grit the first day and then very little after that.

 

[New Chick Love]

Okay, I'll pick up some grit from the farm store. I only gave a little bit of the parakeet grit to my chicks. They loved it. I hope I haven't hurt them in any way!!!
Thanks so much for the advice!