Hard boiled eggs

[dashonna82]

If I give my chicks a boiled egg do I need to give them grit? If so how much of each? I'm not sure how old they are but I got them 5 days ago.

 

[BantamLover21]

I could be wrong, but since hard boild eggs are soft (certainly no harder than chick feed, at least), I don't think so.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

No, they wouldn't need grit for eggs. The yolk of the egg is the food they consume when they are inside the shell. It is actually perfect chicken food- designed for a chick!

Grit is necessary when needing to digest whole grains (not cracked commercial feed such as chick starter) or grass/greens/treats.