I bought some parakeet grit at the store today, but I was cautious as I saw it says Calcium Carbonate on the box. The amount is min/max .01%/.10%.
I looked at my chick starter (Manna Pro) and it says it also has Calcium Carbonate in it and it has a min/max of .75%/1.25%, so about 10x that of the grit. I know its not good to give oyster shells or bone grit to chicks because of the calcium, but with the high amount of calcium that are in the chick starter, could the grit I bought hurt them or is it ok?
I looked at my chick starter (Manna Pro) and it says it also has Calcium Carbonate in it and it has a min/max of .75%/1.25%, so about 10x that of the grit. I know its not good to give oyster shells or bone grit to chicks because of the calcium, but with the high amount of calcium that are in the chick starter, could the grit I bought hurt them or is it ok?
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