Grit with probiotics- throw away if wet?

[dbounds10]

So the ONLY grit I can find these days is this stuff with probiotics in it. They eat it ok I guess but it rained last night and I forgot to put it up. The bag says to feed out of the elements. Do you all think I need to toss the stuff that got wet last night?

 

[dbounds10]

So the ONLY grit I can find these days is this stuff with probiotics in it. They eat it ok I guess but it rained last night and I forgot to put it up. The bag says to feed out of the elements. Do you all think I need to toss the stuff that got wet last night?

I assume because of the probiotic but you mix that in water so….just hate to throw it away cause it’s dang expensive lol

 

[Ridgerunner]

Contact Manna Pro and ask them.

The grit will still work if you rinse the other stuff off. I just don't know if the other stuff becomes dangerous if it gets wet.

 

[tlcmurphy]

I use the same stuff. If it gets wet, I dump it out on paper towels, wipe remaining water out of the container, then put it all back in. No probiotics on it after, but I’m not throwing away rocks that I paid for

 

[SourRoses]

I don't worry about it at all and feed it outdoors. Just drain the water off so it doesn't sit damp and get colonized by bad bacteria from the air.
You can also spread it out in the sun or bake it in the oven if you feel the need to sanitize it.

Good bacteria (probiotics) will multiply when wet but cause no harm whatsoever. Yet, the chances of the probiotics remaining viable shipped & stored in a bag of rocks in hot / cold conditions is vanishingly small. It's a marketing gimmick.

I buy Probios probiotic powder in a jar and put some in the water occasionally. It's one of the few brands with viability testing, multiple strains, and I think it works more effectively than the little packets for chicks.

 

[BastyPutt]

I don't worry about it at all and feed it outdoors. Just drain the water off so it doesn't sit damp and get colonized by bad bacteria from the air.
You can also spread it out in the sun or bake it in the oven if you feel the need to sanitize it.

Good bacteria (probiotics) will multiply when wet but cause no harm whatsoever. Yet, the chances of the probiotics remaining viable shipped & stored in a bag of rocks in hot / cold conditions is vanishingly small. It's a marketing gimmick.

I buy Probios probiotic powder in a jar and put some in the water occasionally. It's one of the few brands with viability testing, multiple strains, and I think it works more effectively than the little packets for chicks.

Fermenting your feed is also an excellent way to get probiotics into the flock on the cheap.

 

[BDutch]

Strange, not selling flint grit (stones) for a reasonable price but adding something chickens don’t need, and make it expensive.
With this combined flint/probiotic mix the chickens don’t even have a choice.

I probably would seek stones at the gardening center. Do another attempt on google with flint grit for pigeons or ducks. Or go to a river were you can find stones with a shovel and a bucket. The chickens pick out the ones they like best.

We have a path with river stones (ordered a few big bags years ago) where the chickens to scratch for the nice stones. And I bought pigeon grit because I have small bantams.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Strange, not selling flint grit (stones) for a reasonable price but adding something chickens don’t need, and make it expensive.

Nothing strange about that. It's called marketing and it works.

 

[Folly's place]

Last year when our birds were locked in for months because of AI, I finally bought grit for them. It's in their covered run in an old feeder, so it doesn't sit in water. In an uncovered run, I'd have it either spread out in a corner, or in a container that drains so there's not standing water with it.
And probiotics with grit? Marketing!!!
Mary

 

[dbounds10]

I use the same stuff. If it gets wet, I dump it out on paper towels, wipe remaining water out of the container, then put it all back in. No probiotics on it after, but I’m not throwing away rocks that I paid for

I’m bringing it all in now and rinsing it all off to dry overnight

Nothing strange about that. It's called marketing and it works.

yeah it’s maddening. I found some plain granite at TSC but I have to order it. I have a run full of wood chips because of an uncovered run with crappy drainage so I wanted to make sure they could find some grit.