Sep 22, 2019 #1 J JCFletch In the Brooder Sep 22, 2019 2 18 19 We are very new to raising female japanese quail. They are 8 weeks but not yet laying and we and are wanting to know if they can have scallop shell instead of oyster shell as a calcium supplement? Thanks in advance.
We are very new to raising female japanese quail. They are 8 weeks but not yet laying and we and are wanting to know if they can have scallop shell instead of oyster shell as a calcium supplement? Thanks in advance.
Sep 22, 2019 #2 ChickenCanoe Enabler Premium Feather Member 13 Years Nov 23, 2010 34,564 30,954 1,207 St. Louis, MO Do you have a means of crushing them to the point that the pulverized pieces can be swallowed by a bird that small? Scallop shells, like oyster shell, are mostly calcium carbonate. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a47/7f48b149a27d57f93f343a30376a1a1c1add.pdf
Do you have a means of crushing them to the point that the pulverized pieces can be swallowed by a bird that small? Scallop shells, like oyster shell, are mostly calcium carbonate. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a47/7f48b149a27d57f93f343a30376a1a1c1add.pdf