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  1. michaelbell317

    Grit + feed questions

    Today is the day we move the chicks outside to their coop. They're about 5-8 weeks old now. Some were older than others when we bought them. My question, though, deals with grit and their chick feed. Do I mix the grit in with the food and if so, what's a good ratio? Is it better to just...
  2. flygirl1973

    When to quit Apple Cider Vinegar

    Hello everyone, I can’t seem to find when to quit giving this for my new flock? Tonight is the second night of no pasty butt and they are 8 days old. :celebrateI’m wondering if I can quit giving it now? Lady at the TSC also told me to supplement with grit after transport just to help. So if...
  3. The Farmers' Daughter

    Grit & gender

    When putting out fresh grit my girls all flock over to it and act like it's the best food they've ever had. The boys just ignore it. I have a separate rooster flock. They rarely touch it. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a reasoning as to why? Physiological make up?
  4. MarioBranwell

    Worried about the feed I give to my chicks :(

    I am kind of a new breeder and have almost 3 week old chicks and I started feeding grains from 3 days ago but I was feeding chick starter feed before that. I never had any problems so far so good. Today when I read a post from a forum they said not to feed chickens raw beans/ grains. Im bit...
  5. T

    Will this need grit?

    I have a bag full of grounded grains, they seem pretty fine to me. Just wanted to know whether this will need grit for baby chicks and grown chickens.
  6. IamRainey

    What's the difference between grit and oyster shell?

    I give my chickens both. Plus crushed eggshells. But the grit and the oyster shell particles are about the same size. They appear to have the same density. I know the grit is essential to grind down the other food they eat but wouldn't the oyster shells do the same thing? Certainly the shell...
  7. Brooding Chicks: The First 6 Weeks

    Brooding Chicks: The First 6 Weeks

    Whether you've just hatched your own chicks in your incubator, an ordered batch of chicks from the hatchery has just arrived, or you brought home a box of fuzzy butts of joy from the feed store, if you don't have a broody in your coop to raise them you will need to brood and raise them yourself...
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    • Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
  8. C

    New member, new chicken owner :)

    Hi, we are new to raising chickens! Just got our flock this week - 4 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Plymouth Rock (all 3 weeks old). My husband and I started building the coop this fall and just finished last weekend, but these girls aren't ready for it yet. I thought we were getting older hens from a...
  9. LizzzyJo

    To Grit or not to Grit

    I have 10 month old orpingtons. They have a big run and free range about 2 hours every other day on my 3 acres. More on the weekends. I have tried buying them actual chicken grit before, but they never eat it. They eat kitchen scraps and whatever they find foraging besides their normal food. I...
  10. heidi586

    Quartz grit-OK for ducks?

    I have a variety of med. to large full grown ducks and chickens. We're live in the northwoods of WI. so the ground is froze and snow covered. And, they are penned (at this time) due to a fox that came in and killed several of my flock, so free ranging is not an option. My question.... Can Cherry...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. heidi586

    Quartz Grit - OK for Ducks?

    I have a variety of med. to large full grown ducks and chickens. We're live in the northwoods of WI. so the ground is froze and snow covered. And, they are penned (at this time) due to a fox that came in and killed several of my flock, so free ranging is not an option. My question.... Can...
  12. T

    Marble Powder

    Is marble powder a good source of calcium?
  13. ReseisCL16

    Grit-wise...

    So I am on the cusp of getting two pairs of Portuguese Tumbler pigeons in the next few days and I have been spending a whole lot of time pulling together a loft and covering all my bases. I've done chickens for close to 9 years now, and I'm very familiar with them, so pigeons are definitely...
  14. C

    Does Anyone Know Someone That Can Help Me Finish My Coop?

    Hello Everyone! I am new here and this site was recommended to me to help find someone honest, kind and experienced with building chicken coops. I had one started but it has been a nightmare. The person that I hired didn't make the coop the way that was agreed upon. Let him know what I wanted...
  15. Bocktobery 10

    Blind chicken, stones for gizzard, dilemma...

    Need some advice with this situation as I’m not sure what to do. I have a blind (mostly blind, I found out he can see some light and objects) serama rooster who is two years old. He does not eat on his own. The way I feed him is that I take regular chicken feed, add warm water to it, let it...
  16. TanisGirl

    Sand for the crop?

    just bought (3) 1 wk old wyandottes yesterday. I have a bag of plain old sand left over from a nursery. Can I feed this to my chicks to aid digestion or does it have to be special “chick grit?”
  17. Chickadooo

    I'm new here and new to raising chicks too

    I've got 6 chicks that are approximately 2.5 weeks old and I've got 4 chicks that are approximately 1 week old. I've attached a picture of their setup at the moment. I try to keep one side of it around 80 for the older ones and under the lamp gets up to 100. I started mixing in chick grit to...
  18. ChickenFairy

    Grit questions

    Hello, I’m wondering what kind of grit is best for 10 week old chickens? I’ve been giving them sand, I have oyster shells I’m just not sure when to feed that. Do I need to give different grit when they are older? They will be laying hens and I have a few roosters.
  19. tracy.lewis

    Gosling Help Needed

    I have a new pair of French Toulouse Goslings, about 1.5 weeks old. My male, Henry, has a large, hard lump on his right side close to his upper chest/lower neck. It feels like a cyst, but I’m not sure. He’s eating and drinking water. He’s not as active as his partner, Eloise. I’m going to the...
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    • Forum: Geese
  20. Mamasea

    My First Egg?

    Hello! First time chicken girl here so I’m not sure what is normal and what may need adjusted in my girls diet, if anything at all. I have a mix of 15 girls that I’ve raised from chicks. They were born the end of February. I’ve been feeding them Kalmbach Organic Layer Pellets for a couple...
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