/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    If you're already a member of our community, click here to login & click here to learn what's new!

giving chicks grit

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by happychicks, Mar 31, 2008.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Mar 31, 2008 #1
    happychicks

    happychicks Out Of The Brooder

    35
    0
    32
    Mar 10, 2008
    i have chick grit do you feed them the grit everyday?i recieved 25 chicks on 3/11
     
  3. Mar 31, 2008 #2
    hcammack

    hcammack Overrun With Chickens

    8,976
    36
    303
    Oct 5, 2007
    Vermont
    give it free choice. You only need it is they are eating vegtables and grass and such.

    Henry
     
  5. Mar 31, 2008 #3
    MissPrissy

    MissPrissy Overrun With Chickens Premium Member

    24,442
    46
    371
    May 7, 2007
    Forks, Virginia
    Your chicks should be eating commercial starter which has grit in it. There is no need for extra right now.
     
  7. Mar 31, 2008 #4
    ebonykawai

    ebonykawai Chillin' With My Peeps

    1,307
    6
    181
    Dec 27, 2007
    Wheatfield, NY near NiagFalls
    MP, do all the starters have grit in it? Is it mixed in, because I can't see anything that looks like grit in mine. It must have it, though, right?
     
  9. Mar 31, 2008 #5
    twigg

    twigg Cooped up

    1,389
    5
    171
    Mar 2, 2008
    Tulsa
    Quote:Chick crumbs don't need grit. They are a fully formulated balanced diet of *stuff* that breaks down very quickly when swallowed.

    Some may contain grit, the one I buy doesn't.

    Chicks allowed out, eating grass and bugs will need grit. You can get *chick grit* which is smaller than the standard stuff, but if the vast bulk of their diet is starter ration, they will probably find enough small grit in the run.
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by