Cant give oyster shells

[ladyride]

Been giving eggs shells to mine I nuke them for a few seconds , crush give to them it don't look like eggs . Haven't had a problem .

 

[domino7]

I've been feeding the shells back to mine for a long time. I don't have any egg eaters either. I don't even bother cooking them though, I just crush them up. The ladies seem to love them.

 

[speckledhen]

Limestone calcium is fine.

 

[dainerra]

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agreed. I just give the shells a quick squeeze in my hand as I toss them in the pen.

 

[technodoll]

I kind of don't understand why you won't give oyster shells to your flock - you're not the one eating them and unless your birds are religious...

 

[goldies99]

as long as you bake the shells a bite they will be fine......then they dont know that they were raw eggs!

 

[welasharon]

Mine won't eat oyster shells so I let the egg shells dry and crush them and put some on their crumbles. Works really well.
sharon

 

[Fred's Hens]

For $4, you can buy a 25# bag of calcium carbonate, or calcium lime at many farm/garden stores. Just be sure the magnesium portion is not the 30% type typical of dolomite lime, IIRC. Calcium Lime is only 12% magnesium or less. Or, toss it into the litter in the coop and they'll pick at zestfully.

A handful mixed into the feed, dampen to hide it or blend it, if necessary.

Agree on feeding back the egg shells. Those are free. I've never purchased oyster shell.

 

[fdlnjoe]

I have not given my chickens or chicks any shells,they are laying fine,eggs are good and healthy,andsome of the best tasting eggs around,i give my chickens love bread lots of veggies,tomatoes,squash,cucumbers,eggplants,taters,ect.ect.ect.but noe shells

 

[deChickyHen]

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Because in my religion OYSTERS are unclean.... we eat kosher, if the chickens eat the oyster shells, then they become unclean and cannot be eaten!