Scratch & Peck Layer Grit Poultry Supplement, 7-lb

Layer Grit is perfect for most full-grown birds. Birds lack that great grind we get with teeth, so they need some mechanism to break down food. Grit in the gizzard is how our feathered friends “chew.” The key is matching the correct grit size to the size of your birds. Think Goldilocks, not too big and not too small. Just right.

• Large size for full grown birds
• Maintains healthy gizzards
• Supports digestion & nutrient absorption
• Sustainably sourced
• NEW recyclable packaging

Chickens and ducks require grit to digest their food properly since they don’t have teeth! Their food collects in the gizzard, and the grit acts as a grinding agent to break food down and prepare it for digestion.

The chicken gizzard is the most powerful muscle in the body – but it can only do its job with the right-sized grit. The more a bird is foraging, the more grit it needs to process its diet and get the most food value out of that free-range goodness. Grit helps keep the digestion process flowing and reduces the chances of impaction. Feed efficiency (how a bird utilizes and benefits from the feed) improves by giving birds free-choice access to grit.

Age to feed varying sizes of grit:

Starter Grit: 1-8 weeks of age
Grower Grit: 8-20 weeks of age
Layer Grit: 20+ weeks of age