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If you leave the calcium available all the time, your rooster might eat too much (but he probably will not.) But if you provide calcium only when you are there to watch, ALL of your hens might get too little, since they may need it at different times of the day. I would put out the calcium...

He is probably curious. I would just let him eat them if he wants too. Being forced to eat too much calcium every day (when it is in the feed) is bad for roosters if it goes on for months, but just eating "too much" once or a few times will not cause trouble. Chickens in general are good at...

I have seen chickens break off pieces from half egg shells. They grab the edge and break it. That is different than pecking at a whole, round egg. I typically do break up eggshells for the chickens, but I don't worry too much about doing a good job, and I definitely do not bother washing...

I don't know about exact ratios, but almost any ratio will rot eventually. I would put a layer of one, a layer of the second, a layer of the third, and start again with the first kind. Some people just put everything in the chicken run, let the chickens stir it around, and shovel out some...