Chickens wont eat oyster shells

[jprice2ndlt]

Is there any other kind of feed i can feed them to help with their calicum since they wont eat the crushed shell?

 

[JennsPeeps]

Give them "layer feed". I crush up the eggshells and put them back into the feed to insure they're getting enough calcium.

 

[Mahlzeit]

I give my hens layer feed and that seems to have enough calcium in it for them. My shells are hard to break sometimes. My chickens weren't a fan of the oyster shells either. But all seems fine without them.

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

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You can also add the shell directly to their food. The fine dust of the shell will get on the food and they'll eat more of it than you think.

 

[scbatz33]

don't like the oyster shells either. I buy grit that has the added calcium as well as feeding a layer ration. I mix the grit in with the feed.

 

[gritsar]

Hens are very good about regulating their calcium intake. If your layer feed has calcium in it and they aren't taking the oyster shell, it could very well be that they are getting enough calcium without the oyster shell.

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

you need to give them 3-5 times a week
2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar per gallon of water
so their bodies will use the calcium and Vit D

also stir the oyster shell up
chickens are pucky when it comes to oyster shell
I always stired it every otherday and they would then peck at it
every month I would throw the oyster shell out on the ground and they would go there and scratch thru it