more new mum questions!

Hi all
What a brilliant forum,as a newbie I've learnt so much already,thankyou.
I've now got my other bantam back in with mum bantam and her 2 chicks (1 week old) at night, that's good but not sure how to feed chicks chick crumb and hens layers mash seperately.
Also as mum and babes go out in an ark on grass (hope that's ok) should I be providing some sort of grit and if so what? Lydia is free roaming most of the time.
Incidentally being silkie crosses mine go in and out of broodiness all the time, I've tried 'naughty basket'  (cat cage) which sometimes helps!Hatching these eggs was a suggestion to stop Bluebell being broody- whatever the problems nothing will take away the sheer joy of watching our little ones.
Jennie hennie.

I'm afraid the only answer is to keep them separate for some time during the day. I keep the broodies and their chicks confined in a run until lunch time and then let them out to free range for the rest of the day. This will have given them an opportunity to eat their chick crumb and when older their growers. The other hens are then quick smart after any left over crumb but at most it's no more than a dessertspoons worth between 40 odd hens.

Orchardlady

thanks-
Looks like we'll be eggless for some time to come, just discovered Lydia's gone from being broody to moulting
I presume Bluebell will concentrate on being a mum for some weeks yet so won't lay :unsure:then she'll probably moult too!!!!!!
Aren't they fun -Not that keen on eggs anyway.
JH