Started Treats 2day but NO GRIT..BAD or OK

[chickie<3]

So I have two 5 week old chicks...It was over 100 degrees today so i gave my girls some watermelon and cut up frozen strawberries..they loved it...but i keep reading about grit needed for digestion. Do i just put a lil in a dish in the coop and they just know to eat it. And is grit just sand or do I have to buy it online because there are no chicken supply places around here. Oh and should I stop the treats until I get the grit?

 

[easttxchick]

If you can't get grit, a little sand should work.
At 5 weeks old, I think some watermelon and strawberries should be OK-just put a little bowl with some sand in it out for them so they don't have any crop problems.
Oh, just one question-why are there no pics of these babies having watermelon? We LOVE pics!
Sorry, almost forgot-

 

[chickie<3]

Just came across this forum...and just registered...trying to figure out how to do stuff..btw..what does subscribe to this topic mean

 

[easttxchick]

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[Tiramisu]

Chicks/chickens can get grit from eating dirt and smalls rocks too, feed also contains some grit in it so it should be fine.
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[chickie<3]

Great Thanks..trying to put on pic..have such cute ones...but noy having much luck..any instructions for newbie

 

[easttxchick]

Go up to the blue bar(above where it says BYC mentioned in Time Magazine" and click on uploads-you should be able to follow the instructions from there.
Can't wait to see pics of your babies.