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They know how much grit to eat. I have no idea how they know, but somehow, they figure it out. Most people leave grit out 24/7 and find that its level in the cup, dish, bowl, whatever goes down very slowly (unless they spill it!).

you are too kind.

Hahaahaha. Thanks. I read things, and I know stuff. But its more like I'm the desk librarian - I know where to LOOK for things. Thank you @HeatherKellyB @My Very First 6 Chickens - seeing that you both took the time to say something nice was a great way to start the morning. Well, that and...

Kahm. Look it up. Probably what you are seeing. It can colonize quite rapidly. Safe. Arguably beneficial, in that other, less beneficial things have a hard time colonizing where the kahm yeast is already established. I'm on my tablet, or I'd link pictures. It's not attractive. But not...

the coolness of it (our well water is 64 most days) is exactly why I started doing it when its 90+ here most days. Its part of our heat management program. Together with dust bathing in shaded soils, not feeding during the mid day heat, etc.

I offer wet mash almost every day (sometimes I'm lazy). No health concerns. I would not recommend putting a week's worth of wet mash out at a time - there's a real risk that things in the air may colonize it, and not all of those things are necessarily beneficial. Depending on your climate...