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How does a chicken digest food

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The gizzard is why chickens do not need teeth. It is a muscular part of the stomach and uses grit (small, hard particles of pebbles or sand) to grind grains and fiber into smaller, more digestible, particles. From the gizzard, food passes into the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed
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chickens do not need teeth. It is a muscular part of the stomach and uses grit small, hard particles of pebbles or sand to grind grains and fiber into smaller, more digestible, particles. From the gizzard, food passes into the small intestine
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