4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[ails]

Our Eglu arrived Saturday morning, was erected in record time and by mid afternoon we had selected 3 chickens and brought them home to take up residence.

 

One thing I have been wondering about is the best way to give the chickens grit - I have just been sprinkling some on the floor of the run which they appear to have been pecking at but is it better to put in in a dish, mix it in with the pellets or possibly get another grub feeder from omlet to put it in?

 

I await guidance from all those experienced chicken keepers out there

[Chillicat]

I use a stainless steel bird feeder, which hooks onto the bars of the run. Most pet shops sell them. Its like a bowl that sits in a circular holder.

If you make a circle by putting your fingers and thumbs together, its about that big!

[alet_chicken]

Hi. my chickens have a dedicated grit feeder.

 

We use a Grub for this, as we had an extra one lying around from when we got our Eglu secondhand; buying a new one just for grit is probably overkill Like Chillicat said, any feeder should do nicely.

[C&T]

Ours have an old kitchen cheap plastic small pot (the sort that can hold a couple of egg yolks or something, but not much more), that I put a couple of holes in and attached to the run with cable ties.

 

So far has worked a treat

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Same here, a little coop cup which attaches to the run . That way you can see how much they're getting through and it's easy to top up.

[Egluntyne]

Mine have a plant pot full, from which they help themselves.

[buffie]

There's 2 grit posts so I'll lock this

 

Buffie x