Scratch and Peck Starter Grit Supplement for Chickens and Ducks - 7 lbs Bag - Essential Supplement for Gizzard and Digestive Health - Sustainably Sourced

I've just started to give it to my duck, but he certainly dove in with gusto. Bantam ducks can choke on the size of grit meant for large birds (Mine is a Call Duck, less than 1.5 pounds, full grown.) This grit is a good size for him, and feels like a good consistency for doing its job of grinding up his food for him. Time will tell, in terms of whether he continues to digest his food well, but he's been on it for a couple of days and so far so good. Because he's a drake, (male duck), he shouldn't have all the calcium that any egg-laying female should have. This grit is good for drakes, and females who aren't laying any eggs, because it has no added source of calcium (like oyster shell). So my duck can get the grit he needs without having to ingest more calcium than is good for him. I also appreciate that it doesn't have any other additives like some of the other grits have in them -- such as vegetable oil or probiotics. He gets healthy fats and probiotics in his food, anyway, which is also from Scratch and Peck, and which I believe to be an excellent quality food. In the ingredients of some of the other grits on the market, they just list "vegetable oil". No telling what kind, what quality. Plus, oil goes rancid, and grit may be stored for quite a while. I'd rather my duck gets his oils and probiotics from a high-quality food which has not been stored longer than is advisable, (as well as from all the "free ranging" bugs he can eat, and from all that dabbling in the mud, which has *got* to be providing some soil-based probiotics... )

Perfect size grit for my new little babies. They are drawn to it and definitely know when to eat it. I’ve had other grits that don’t work as well or the chicks don’t care for them. This is a great brand.

Was exactly what I have come to expect from this brand. Good value for delivering to doo and packaging made for no leakage. Great size for chicken grit and keeps the chickens healthy.

This was a good purchase. I saw the brand on TikTok and then bought it. The chickens loved it.

I ordered a bag of grower grit and a bag of chick grit, curious to compare the grain sizes to each other and to the Manna Pro chicken grit. Off the bat, the content of Scratch and Peck's grower and chick grits are distinct in that the grower appears to be all white quartzite, whereas the chick seems is a more brownish-pink granite. I'm no geologist, of course, but the difference is worth noting. The chick has more fine powder at the bottom of the bag (not an issue for me). These are for custom potting soil blends, so I will have to report back later on "quality" as far as plants and drainage are concerned. The size of the grower grit was more consistent than Manna Pro and slightly smaller on average. If you are after quantity and don't care about color (Manna Pro is more of a grey-blue-pink), you will get a bigger bang for your buck with that product and are probably be better off ordering directly from Tractor Supply Co. Even with shipping cost, the per-bag total is less than it is on here... and if you order two or more bags at once, you'll save a pretty penny. UPDATE: The white grower grit doesn't look great after a while if you're using it as a top dressing for potted plants. Also, I purchased another bag of Manna Pro, and it was a much finer grain than my original purchase, more on par with this chick grit.

The only grit I will get. Cleanest and a great value

Great for the chicks, ducklings and goslings

Arrived promptly. Good size bag for the price and the chicks love it