calcium

  1. GracieJ

    Duck and duckling calcium/niacin needs

    I’ve looked at other posts about duck and duckling’s needs when it comes to calcium and niacin but there’s conflicting information and I thought it best to ask on a new thread - hope that’s okay! So I have two call ducks, one Drake, one hen 8/9 months old: when Myrtle was laying she was getting...
    • GracieJ
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    • calcium duckings ducks niacin
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Sue E.

    Scratch Feed vs. Pellets, and Oyster Shell

    This will give you my background. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/me.1210196/ My two chickens aren't really mine. I bought some food for them - I guess you call it "scratch feed" because it's grains and such. I bought a smallish bag of DuMor Five-grain "Premium" scratch feed. Seems...
  3. Dinosaur Feed

    calcium

    What are some ways you get calcium into your chickens I use oyster shell and limestone. I'm wondering if there are any other inexpensive ways to get calcium into their diet.
  4. AlyssaJane22

    Oyster shell or calcium source rec for Button Quail?

    Hi, everyone! I've been having trouble lately finding oyster shell that is small enough for my button quail to actually eat. The last bag of "oyster shell" that we ordered (Mana pro) was pebble sized rocks that were much, much too large for their little beaks. The last bag we ordered from them...
    • AlyssaJane22
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    • button quail calcium oyster shell
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  5. virginia bear

    Calcium issues

    Hi everyone! I've had my sweet flock since last March (4 girls: dominique, buff orpington, australorpe and an ameraucana). The dom, buff, and australorpe are happy, healthy, and great egg layers. Heres my problem: the Ameraucana (about year and 1/2 old) now lays one very thin-shelled egg MAYBE...
    • virginia bear
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    • ameraucana calcium diet free range not laying organic organic farming organic non-gmo layer feed soft shelled eggs
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  6. K

    Newbie to chickens

    So my mother-in-law decided to give my daughter some chickens for her birthday this past week. My mother-in-law raises chickens so no big deal normally, but unfortunately, she lives about 8 hours away in the middle of nowhere Michigan with no cell service and I missed the quick intro to chickens...
  7. A

    Sick hen! Doesn't look good, help!

    Hey guys, looking for help with a sick hen, all my hens are ex-batts and I've lost 4 out of 9 because of what ever this illness is . The first girl I found too late and she passed away overnight but the next 3 I tried my hardest but I eventually had to have the vet put them to sleep. All had the...
  8. Aryetheral Waalburgus

    Hen With Really Weak Feathers and Soft Eggs

    Hello! I have included many photos at the bottom. I have a two and one quarter year old Red Sex Link (named Ariana) who has always laid enormous hard-shelled eggs. In the last two months, however, she has laid continually worse eggs. In mid-April, she started every two days or so laying eggs...
  9. MamaHen1616

    Thin Eggshells

    Our eggs from our 3 chickens (just turned a year old!) have started seeming to have pretty thin shells. We do give them oyster shells for calcium in a small feeder that hooks onto the mesh of our run but we wonder if they've been actually eating them. Should we mix the oyster shells in with the...
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