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I think it is wise to heat the shells (slowly to avoid any shell explosions in an oven set at 225°). This will sterilize the shells and make it much easier to bust em up with a hammer after they cool...wear some goggles!!!

Looks like those egg shells are crushed well beyond recognition... that's the goal. You don't want to condition them to eat their own eggs. Bake them on a cookie sheet. It sterilises them and makes them brittle so they crush better. It cant hurt to have a little oyster shell on hand, so that...

Thanks Popsicle.... i am really just questioning how folks think that a little rain falls and poof! Its gone!.... I'm new here, and ive got a really dry sarcastic humor most of the time im the only one laughing. I have had chickens for five years now, and am looking forward to the info...

Can anyone explain to me how oyster shell while soluble, disappears when tossed on the ground.... oysters live in water folks, their shells don't just dissolve.... Right? I think the girls are just eating it while you are not looking!

I put on some goggles and get the BFH (sledge hammer), grab a handful of stones from the driveway and get crackin! Any oysters we eat, same deal. Take the extra five minutes to dry and sterilize any egg shell you are giving the ladies. Put them on a cookie sheet in a 350° oven for a few min...