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    I’ve heard that you can substitute egg shells for oyster shells. Is this true?

    50/50 mix should work. With 10 hens, 50 lbs should last a long time. 50 lbs is the way to go...it cost only about twice as much as a 5 lb bag.
  2. Red-Stars-in-RI

    I’ve heard that you can substitute egg shells for oyster shells. Is this true?

    Eggs shells MIGHT have enough supplemental calcium if you give your hens layer feed with calcium in it. If you give them all flock, I'd go with oyster shell - you need to remember, if you're only putting back what comes out (calcium-wise), you're losing calcium, since no animal is 100% efficient...
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