Thanks everyone for the responses. To answer some of the questions. I have a variety of birds. Americana’s, Rhode Island, Golden Comet, Sapphire Gem, Dixie Rainbow, Black Sex Link. I live in Virginia (US) and we are having a big heat wave right now. Upper 80’s and Lower 90’s with high humidity.
I have had issues with a few other bird wanting to eat their eggs in the begin of my chicken journey so I stay away from feeding them egg shells. Occasionally I will give them a treat(milk worms, tomatoes etc..) but not often. They free range in the evenings when I get home in the spring and...
I am having a problem with thin egg shells. I feed layer crumbles and have a separate pan with crushed oyster shell, but it doesn’t seem to be making any difference. What else can I do to make the egg shells harder. They crack easily and many have some cracks when gather them on the end.