Can chickens eat human calcium supplements?

[ak123]

hey i was wondering would it be good to give my chickens calcium tablets mixed with their water or food so they can stay healthy and not fall ill

 

[ak123]

hey i was wondering would it be good to give my chickens calcium tablets mixed with their water or food so they can stay healthy and not fall ill

 

[Attila the Hen]

I am doing this because I have had so many soft shelled eggs. It is the same as oyster shell according to the pills package so I feel it is safe. My only concern is the dosage so I give them one tablet every couple of days mixed in food. The egg shells are solid immediately but their production is way down and I need to research that.

 

[Chris09]

The main down fall with feeding "human calcium supplements" is that you are going pay just as much for a bottle as you would pay for 80 lbs of oyster shells.

Your problem with soft egg shell may not be a lack of Calcium but a it maybe a Calcium /Phosphorus imbalance or even a Vitamin D deficiency.
The feed that you are feed could have a Calcium /Phosphorus imbalance or your bird may not be getting enough Vitamin D in there diet. Vitamin D is needed for proper metabolism of Calcium and Phosphorus, with out proper Vitamin D your Calcium /Phosphorus levels could be thrown off and in turn your getting soft or no shell eggs. You could try giving topping there food with a little Cod Liver Oil twice a week and see if that helps.


Chris

 

[Karen BN]

why donot u just crush up your eggs shells and feed it back to them

I do that. They love them but are not interested in their freshly laid eggs. My great grandmother did that 100 years ago. Why wouldn't you do that?