toastedblue Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 went to the local feed supplier for bag of poultry grit but all he had was grit with red stone... is that the right stuff ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Get some anyway. The chickens will soon let you know if they like it or not. They are used to browsing the garden and picking out what size grit they need from the flower beds any way. My lot eat this stuff. On the left is a 2kg bag of mixed bird grit (which includes bits of shell anyway). On the back right of the plate is the bag of oyster shell I bought but it's too big and they don't eat it. So I mix in baked egg shells as you can see on the bottom right of the plate. Don't think this close up pic has come out too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I personally have never heard of red stone to be honest, I just thought grit was grit ! Dont worry, your hens will only eat what they want to eat (same goes with plants in the garden) they seem very clever to know what they should and shouldnt eat, so if they dont like the red stone they will pick it out and eat the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 The poultry grit I use has bits of stone of all colours, plus identifiable pieces of oyster shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I do not know much, but I know something about this. You can be three types of grit for two different purposes: 1. The grit they use to eat (because they have no teeth) is small stones - so could be red. 2. The grit they use as a calcioum suplement to help them make egg shells is usually shell (oyster shellls are common) 3. mixed poultry grit is the above two mixed together. Mixed is what you would normally buy, but poultry suppliers will usually sell all three. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 It's worth trying if it's only a small bag. You don't want to be left with loads that they leave half of I got my mixed grit from Ebay . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...