Grit?????

[Trista321]

What is the best way to supply my chickens grit? Throw on run floor or in a pan or mixed into feeder???

Thanks

 

[iwiw60]

The simplest way is this:


Simply using a large tuna can will do the trick. There's no need to mix it into their regular feed. Grown chickens will take the grit and egg shells/oyster shell on their own. They just seem to know when they need it!

 

[Trista321]

My local feed store has a clip on cage feeder I will get. Thanks

 

[Donnah23]

Trista321 so cute! Your pic

 

[greasemonkey88]

New to all this do I worry about my tuna cans eventually rusting and affecting their health?

 

[iwiw60]

New to all this do I worry about my tuna cans eventually rusting and affecting their health?

Rusting? Only if you plan on having them out in the rain I guess... I have mine in the coop next to their food bin.

 

[greasemonkey88]

Rusting? Only if you plan on having them out in the rain I guess... I have mine in the coop next to their food bin.

I might do some testing. I think most cans like these are an alloy of aluminum and tin. They might not even rust. Or paint them. Is there a paint that is safer to use with chickens?

 

[iwiw60]

Forget the paint...just take a clean tuna can, slap a nail in it and put the grit in it....

 

[irishlotfarms]

Hi all,
I bought my "grit tray" from TSC it was $3 and it has like 6 half dollar sized holes for the chicken to get at the grit it also screws into a mason jar so it can hold more grit!
Hope this helps!

 

[BugGuy]

In the winter, I use a pie tin full of road gravel I pick up during the summer. In summer the flock free ranges and gets what they need on their own.