Calcium Helps Build Egg Shells

This is a great article about more natural forms of calcium they can get in some other foods, and who knew chia? I use a small amount when fermenting grains for all the probiotics but didn't realize calcium.

I think you should also include oyster shell though as it's easy and simpler for some and is also a way to provide calcium to our chickens. It is all natural too, though some don't realize that.

The part on oxalic acid and phylate was very interesting. It could have mentioned that oxalates are reduced by cooking and phylates by soaking for several hours. Many garden weeds that people would feed their chickens, also contain high level of oxalates. I think the article would have been even more interesting if it had mentioned the different forms of calcium and their degree of bioavailability for hens, and also questioned the damage calcium can do to non-laying hens, roosters and chicks.

Good read on reusing egg shell’s.

Chickens do not digest dairy--I would leave that off from the list due to digestion issues that can be caused

Egg shells are a great way to boost calcium - without the added cost of supplements.