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Chickens will eat very small pebbles and rocks to help grind the food in their crop. Most birds do this. Most digestion in other animals starts with chewing but chickens do not chew, they have no teeth. The breakdown of food starts in the CROP located at the end of the esophagus. Food and small pebbles/grit combine to be ground down and mixed with digestive juices.

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