grit?

[ilovedragons2]

Do not use the play sand that you buy at the big home building supply stores. You could get some from a cenent construction company, or you could just get some from the side of a creek or river. Plain old dirt from your yard will work also.

Why can't you use play sand?

 

[7L Farm]

Why can't you use play sand?

You can. The sand on my farm is like beach sand & thats all they have . I've never giving them grit.

 

[SunnyAlberta]

If part of the run is small gravel over dirt does that provide adequate grit or should there be a supplement?

 

[Imp]

If part of the run is small gravel over dirt does that provide adequate grit or should there be a supplement?

It probably does. Here's references.

Here's a pix of chick grit

Here's a pix from butchering (from another BYCer- Frugal)
Grit he found in the gizzard:

Imp

 

[Sandra Lee]

Ok, so...I have grit... now how much and how do I give it to them? The feed store sells 50 lb bags of grit, or by the lb...I just bought a couple lbs to start but it seems like whenever I put in in their run they scarf it right up! (FYI - their run is brand new...still nice and grassy, has dirt and rocks, etc so they should be able to still get grit from that) Right now I have just been filling the top of an old washed out cottage cheese container but the grit disappears fast and I was wondering if I should actually have a larger amount in there at all times? Also, does anyone just sprinkle it all over the ground in the run and make them work a little for it?! Haha, just curious what everyone else is doing...it seems to be more of a pain then it's worth at the moment so I will probably switch to a larger container so I don't have to find the container top every day and re-fill it so often.

 

[amberflea]

I have a feeling that most of your grit is going on the ground, I would use something with a higher side so it doesn't spill out. I use a tuna can, and it stays full for quite a long time. They will stop when they have enough.