Posts by OregonChickenGal

and from Oregon! You'll love this site. Tons of info. Enjoy!

Very nice!

Yes, I agree, 2 weeks is the norm.

Yes, that is the best time to worm because their laying slows way down. After worming don't eat any eggs for 2 weeks. You should worm in the spring and fall anyway.

Thanks for posting. We both learned something about oyster shell today.

Beautiful! I want it!

from Terrebonne, Oregon. You'll learn alot on this site. Enjoy!

Since your girls are 5 mos old the larger shell should be fine. The finer shell was probably just ground finer by the company that packages it. Hope this helps.

They're both a good source of calicum, but I find just giving oyster shell much easier.  I give it to them free choice. If you decide to give egg shells, make sure you boil them first. You don't want your chickens getting a taste...

Yes, they love BOSS, when they'll happy, they lay lots of eggs.