Grit and Netting

Since chickens don’t have teeth they need something else to help them grind the food they eat for easier digestion. They need tiny pebbles which they store in their crop to grind their food. You need to give your baby chicks sand, parakeet or canary gravel which is available from your local pet store. You can either provide this in a different bowl or mix it with their feed.

If you use a 12” high carton or box to house your baby chicks in, make sure to cover it with netting to prevent young chicks from flying out of their box. One week old chicks can literally fly out of the coop if the box is only a foot high; you can either use a 24” high box or drape netting on top to prevent from flying out.