Farm & Pet Place have a large selection of high quality Poultry Grit, if you have soft shells, look no further.
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Chick Flint Grit is a very fine grade of flint grit especially for baby chicks and growers. Flint grit is essential to improve feather and bone quality. As birds don’t have teeth, their food is ground down in their stomach with the aid of grit. The Flint Grit is the non-soluble grit which stays in the birds’ crop to aid digestion. Grit is also necessary in preventing feather-pecking tendencies. A lack of grit in a chicken’s diet is a contributory factor to bad habits such as feather-pecking because they are trying to obtain the missing calcium. The bird grit should be made available all year round. Look after your birds and they will live long, healthy, happy lives. Size: 1.5kg
Grit is needed in a chicken's diet to ensure they get enough calcium. This part of the diet is important as it helps form a strong egg shell which is made up of largely of calcium. Chickens that lay a larger number of eggs, especially high production hybrid hens require a higher level of calcium than others. Most feeds will not supply enough, so it is always a good idea to add more. The grit can be scattered around so that the hens will scratch for it. Once the hens have eaten the grit, it will dissolve in the digestive system. You can also add the grit to the feed or use a grit hopper. We also chicken treat which contains grit and other tasty treats. You will be able to tell if your chickens require extra calcium in their diet as the eggs they lay will have poor quality shells. Even if the shells are healthy, extra grit in the diet will not harm the birds. These bags come 25kg. We also sell the oyster sell by the kilo. Contains 100% Oyster shells. Analysis: Calcium min 32%, Sand max 2%.
Chickens need a high level of calcium in their diets, without a sufficient level of calcium egg shells would be thin and brittle. Jondo mixed poultry grit has two types of grit mixed in suitable proportions for your birds. 1. Insoluble hard grit which has grinding action in the gizzard enabling the bird to digest food properly. 2. Soluble soft Calcium Grit, which dissolves into the birds system and ensuring your hens health and egg quality Grit is best fed on the ground or from a poultry grit feeder. You will be able to tell if your chickens require extra calcium in their diet as the eggs they lay will have poor quality shells. Even if the shells are healthy, extra grit in the diet will not harm the birds. The grit is very easy to store and should be kept dry if possible. NOTE: This product is large and heavy. It requires its own box and delivery charge as to not damage any other items in transit.
Agrivite Mixed Poultry Grit is a mixture of Oystershell Grit and Flint Grit. Oystershell grit is essential for poultry to produce healthy egg shells and Flint grit is essential to improve feather and bone quality. As birds don’t have teeth, their food is ground down in their stomach with the aid of grit. The mixed grit is a combination of soluble and non-soluble grit. The Flint Grit is the non-soluble grit which stays in the birds’ crop to aid digestion. Grit is also necessary in preventing feather-pecking tendencies. The bird grit should be made available all year round. Look after your birds and they will live long, healthy, happy lives. Size: 1.5kg
Oystershell grit is essential for poultry to produce healthy egg shells. The Oystershell grit is quite large and it dissolves in the digestive system providing poultry with enough calcium to ensure that the egg shells are strong and healthy. Grit is also necessary in preventing feather-pecking tendencies. A lack of grit in a chicken’s diet is a contributory factor to bad habits such as feather-pecking because they are trying to obtain the missing calcium. Oystershell grit should be made available all year round. Look after your birds and they will live long, healthy, happy lives. Size: 1.2kg