Aug 4, 2016 #1 1 1235467 In the Brooder Aug 2, 2016 13 0 14 How should I serve grit to my chickens so they actually eat it? I have tried before in a tray but they just kick over and don't eat any. Thanks.
How should I serve grit to my chickens so they actually eat it? I have tried before in a tray but they just kick over and don't eat any. Thanks.
Aug 4, 2016 #2 Pork Pie Flockwit Premium Feather Member 9 Years Jan 30, 2015 58,390 243,369 1,717 This link may help, but you free range your birds, it's likely they get all the grit they need from foraging. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/891051/the-science-of-feeding-grit-to-poultry
This link may help, but you free range your birds, it's likely they get all the grit they need from foraging. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/891051/the-science-of-feeding-grit-to-poultry
Aug 4, 2016 Thread starter #3 1 1235467 In the Brooder Aug 2, 2016 13 0 14 Thank you for your quick reply. Even though my birds are free range, that link was very helpful, thanks!
Thank you for your quick reply. Even though my birds are free range, that link was very helpful, thanks!
Aug 4, 2016 #4 Pork Pie Flockwit Premium Feather Member 9 Years Jan 30, 2015 58,390 243,369 1,717 You are welcome. I free range my flock and never provide grit, but we all do things differently. Ct