Boiling eggs w baking soda - feeding shells

[apryl29]

Hopefully this is the right Forum to ask this. Normally when I boil eggs I add some baking soda to the water. Is it safe to feed those shells to my chickens? Does it take away the calcium in the shells? Thanks!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'd just rinse them and not worry.

A chemical reaction hasn't occurred which changes the shell. Whatever is left on is surface material.

You'd probably be fine without rinsing. A little baking soda won't hurt the birds. It is an ingredient in home-made electrolyte solution for chickens during hot weather.

LofMc

 

[apryl29]

Thanks!