Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[cluckcluckluke]

Does anyone here buy like calcium boosts or like oyster shells?
If so where?
I find that if I don't give my hens their crushed up egg shells then egg numbers drop noticeably, from like 16 eggs a day down to 9.

 

[appps]

Does anyone here buy like calcium boosts or like oyster shells?
If so where?
I find that if I don't give my hens their crushed up egg shells then egg numbers drop noticeably, from like 16 eggs a day down to 9.

I just bought a bag at my feed store where I get their pellets.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Quote: Ye my feed store has grit. But it's the stuff that helps grind up the chickens food.
I'm after the soluble grit, the one that helps with calcium levels.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Ye my feed store has grit. But it's the stuff that helps grind up the chickens food.
I'm after the soluble grit, the one that helps with calcium levels.

It's calcium carbonate and it's $2-50 a kilo bag at our local ag shop. Don't know if you have animal tucker box, pet barn ??? I think you can get it at Horseland , but of course it will be dearer. I put it in a separate bowl, under cover for " free take ".

 

[Fancychooklady]

If you can't find any, ask your local restaurant to keep the oyster shells for you. But them in the pens and smack them with a sledge hammer. Good way to work your agro out and it's free. Just make sure you do it while the chooks are locked up or low egg production will be the last of your worries

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Oh, ok.
Thanks fancy.
I will try and ask again.

I asked them once before if they had any calcium for the chickens. They looked at me weird and said I don't think so and just handed me a bag of grit.

 

[appps]

Ye my feed store has grit. But it's the stuff that helps grind up the chickens food.
I'm after the soluble grit, the one that helps with calcium levels.

mine is the opposite lol they looked at me weird for that kind and only have the oyster shell stuff

The other place you could look is just at a pet store. Large cage birds are going to need ground oyster shell too so they should sell it in a decent size bag. Just ask for a large bag of shell grit.

 

[Ashburnham]

Does anyone here buy like calcium boosts or like oyster shells?
If so where?
I find that if I don't give my hens their crushed up egg shells then egg numbers drop noticeably, from like 16 eggs a day down to 9.

Do you live near the beach? - take a bag and help yourself.

Now that I dont live near a beach, I buy bags at the local feed store.

 

[satay]

Hay Satay, look what's on the cover of the new Australasian Poultry magazine.

Yah go the wellies

 

[satay]

I must say I'm a bit upset that you old members just seem to chat to each other, excluding a few, and not helping us newbies out. I'm new to this and am genuinely asking for advice yet seem to get looked over.

Sorry Mcgrigg. Sometimes we don't all see posts. Just remind us if you have not got an answer and I am sure one of us can help most of the time.