Oyster Shells - should it always be avaialble?

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well i actually just talked about this with my vet and he said that it shouldnt be available all the time because if they decide that they like it they could over eat it and get too much calcium which can be very dangerous for their health. i personally dont ever offer oyster shell or any sort of calcium powder. my feed has enough and their egg shells are super thick and all of them are healthy
 
I have my girls on a soy/corn free organic layer feed. Which seems like to be a well balanced feed. I recently adopted two sex links - 6 months and 10months both laying several times a week. I noticed their shell being thinner than the pullet eggs and their yolks arent as orange.

Should i be concerned?
 
if your layer feed has enough calcium there's no need to buy/feed oyster shell


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tflowers said:
I have my girls on a soy/corn free organic layer feed. Which seems like to be a well balanced feed. I recently adopted two sex links - 6 months and 10months both laying several times a week. I noticed their shell being thinner than the pullet eggs and their yolks arent as orange.

Should i be concerned?
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is it similar to these?




 
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I keep oyster shell out all the time, as well as granite grit. Since there are always youngsters running around I use both chick grit and regular sized grit. The hens that are laying I see eating oyster shell. Roosters and youngsters don't seem to care for it. Wory more about high calcium layer pellets hurting my rooster's kidneys.
 
I feed Flock Raiser, 20% protein, and oyster shell on the side. My flock includes roosters, and chicks, and old hens who aren't laying any more, and molting birds. The laying hens eat the oyster shell, and the other birds aren't getting too much calcium. Mary
 

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