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I wish I could find some flaked oyster shells at my local feed store. As of now, I’ll just have to make do with the tiny, rock shaped ones. I’ve tried crushing them up a bit but it doesn’t work that well.

Forgot to say, I switched her feed from layer pellets to Purinas flock raiser about 3 weeks ago.

Ohh, ok! So internal laying is more likely to result from, say, giving them too much scratch very often.

Could this be what chicken poop looks like when they get a good amount of protein? My adult hen (Henrietta) has always drank a lot of water and her poops look weird often. They used to look more water but now after I de wormed her last month they look like this. Is this a normal poop? She...

Internal laying is one of my irrational fears, thankfully I’ve never experienced it in my flock and I don’t have any breeds prone to it.

That's great to know! Thanks!

Oh, so treats like scratch/fruits/veggies can reduce their protein intake? So having a slightly higher protein feed allows you to give them small treats while keeping their protein intake at a good amount?

Ok! Glad to know I got the right feed.

So 20% is an ok amount, it would have to be more than that to cause health issues like kidney failure?

(I understand this has been discussed before, but I would like to know what ya'll suggest for my specific situation). I have 3 Ameraucana pullets that will be laying this spring and a 3 year old E.E hen who is probably close to not laying anymore. I decided to go the method of buying Purina's...