Just starting out - grit

From: Stephen M Baines (stephen_at_the-samurai-in-autumn.kitschcamppalace.org.uk)
Date: 06/26/04 

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:11:48 +0100

Hi,

We're getting our first chickens in the next week or so, and have been
reading around a lot. One thing we are really struggling with - grit.

We've read that the chickens need grit - fare enough. We've also read in
some places to avoid grit that has oyster shell in. We can't find it.
We've just come back from several animal feed places around here (NW
Leics/Derbyshire borders, UK) and they only seem to stock "Mixed Grit"
which says it's either flint & oyster shell or mixed flint and "soft
calcium".

Is mixed grit a problem when feeding layers pellets? We're only getting
4 hens, and they're having a fairly wide area to play around. 

-- 
Stephen M Baines
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