Not eating their grit

[rosemarythyme]

About a week

If he already has adequate grit in his system he probably won't need any for a while.

 

[Happy hen lover]

Thank you. My run is 6-10 inches of wood chip,
I don’t think they can access the ground beneath it, but if they could, it would be clay/soil. I’ve only ever seen them peck at the grit once when I first got them. Since then, the level of grit hasn’t gone down at all.

I have found my girls like oyster shell and grit better off the ground than out of dispenser. Just fyi

 

[MamaPoult]

Yeah mine dont hardly eat any grit at all. My turkeys are my mosquito control

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I can hardly tell that my girls (about 20 of them) are eating grit or oyster shell at all, but I know they do because after about 6 or 8 months I do have to replenish their supply. They just don't need much so you don't notice the amount in the dish going down from day to day. I wouldn't worry about it. If it's available, they'll take what they need.