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What's the reason for leaving egg shells large? I've been grinding them to about the size of red pepper flakes per a friend's advice. Also, interesting that you say that it's best to feed the egg shells towards the end of the day. We feed them free choice and there is always a container with...

Yes, normally I feed back any cracked or soft-shelled ones but only after cooking, and without the shell. We oven-dry and grind the shells and give them to the chickens as a calcium supplement. I've been told that feeding whole, raw eggs can cause chickens to start cracking and eating any eggs...

I've seen them lay normal eggs in the nest box and they just leave them alone. They might sit on them for a few minutes but usually they just get up and walk away.

Occasionally one of our hens will lay a soft shell egg or a really thin shelled egg, and she and the other chickens almost always eat them on the spot! Also if an egg accidentally gets cracked or crushed in the nest box, they will eat it. To my knowledge, they don't attempt to eat the normal...