Should I feed my Silkies grit?

[sunnibunny99]

Hey.

With my first chickens i fed them NO grit.

I was uneducated LOL


Finally my mom let me buy new Silkies. And as I bought them the oldest is two weeks and the youngest is one (Its only two Silkies

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Since I didnt feed grit to my other ones (Who are now like 3 months old) And they have NO problems... Do I still need to feed my new chicks Grit?


Thanks for your views on this!

 

[Zahboo]

I don't feed grit until 5 weeks. They really should have grit if they are 3 months old. Not saying anything would happen to yours, but why take the chance when it's only 5 dollars. You can even buy a small thing at Walmart if there isn't a feed store near. You should feed it to them. I think a lot of people feed it to their chicks all the time, but I dont. My chicks when in the brooder things it's fun to scoop everything out of the feeders instead of eating the stuff. Grit would be glorified dust bathing time!