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Do you know where in the country he is? I have done the shipped eggs before and the US Postal service basically smashed them. So I would rather drive to get them. Within a couple of hours of SW Louisiana.
 
KimmyIsRad said:
Hey y'all. My chicks are only eating starter right now. I don't need to provide any grit yet, right?
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My opinion.

No way! I think of the dry beans that we buy in the store for us. They are a little dusty with an occasion stone and pieces of grit. That's why we wash them before we cook them.

So imagine all the grit from the fields that is amongst the grain that they use for animal feed. I'm sure they don't clean it better than people food.

And I don't personally give grit when I offer them other foods after a week or so......like scrambled eggs or shredded kale etc. I figure they already have plenty of grit in their crop from eating the chick starter.
 
Jipus5 said:
Okay, so life has had me extremely busy, SO HEY GUYS!!! Miss me? LOL

So, my new Orpington went broody, on the layers favorite hidden laying spot... so now only getting one egg a day! So, I moved her, and still only 3! I am at my wits end, was getting 12-16 ,per day before she went broody, and the spot is open now, so WTH?????
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So you weren't able to make your trip? I haven't heard the latest.
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KimmyIsRad said:
Hey y'all. My chicks are only eating starter right now. I don't need to provide any grit yet, right?
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You should only give grit after they are like about 10 weeks old or until you put them on solids ,( if you put them on solids), water dissolves starter food by design so they do not need grit. I have an article on my laptop that I will post when I get on it later that explains the why, what's and where about grit, oyster shell and calcium supplements.



"Start your chicks on crumbles. You can buy this as starter feed or Start & Grow which you can continue to feed them as pullets. You do not need to provide grit as long as you feed your chicks exclusively on crumbles. As soon as you switch to whole grains and other foods, you must provide grit to enable digestion. Start & Grow and other starter feeds come in both medicated and non-medicated forms (see below). A chick feeder is a good idea, especially at first, as this will help keep the feed clean. Later, you may choose to feed chicks on the ground where they can scratch for the feed but this is less sanitary and may contribute to the spread of disease. The feed should be kept in front of them at all times. If it completely runs out before the next feeding, you need to increase the ration. I feed my chicks morning and evening. "
 
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My little broody bantam hen is doing so good with her babies today! This is her first time and she has impressed me. She has been teaching them so well. I took her some kale, for her to eat and she gave them little bits and even gave them a tiny worm that was on the leaf too. She picked it up in the tip of her beak so it wouldn't crush it and one of the tiny ones ran up and snatched it right up. So stinkin' adorable!!!



So glad that we won't have to smell broody poop anymore though!!! Bleck!
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