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You don't necessarily need crushed granite, like commercial grit, but it should be some type of hard stones. The grit is held in the gizzard that crushes the food and grit together (like our teeth crushing food) as part of the digestive process. I'm sure the sizes in the picture above are the...

Pellets are designed to break down in water, so they don't need the grit for that. Anything else requires grit to help break down- bugs, seeds, vegetable matter, etc. If your chickens free range, then they very likely can get their own grit. Mine free range, but I offer them commercial grit...