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Is it chicken layer?Mine is on whatever layer feed is cheaper currently. I think it's Dumor brand.
Do I need to go get some layer food? I have two hens. Do you suggest any?
YesIs it chicken layer?
I never thought of that! Would it work with store bough chicken eggs as well? Do I need to clean them out and crush them?Country Lane All Flock is what I feed. It's a grower and a layer, the main reason I bought it was because it was the only one at my store that fit the 16% protein content I wanted. My oldest girl has been laying for a few months now and I just started getting two eggs a day and they've been very thick shells. I also feed the duck egg shell back to them just to make sure they're getting enough calcium.
Would it work with store bough chicken eggs as well? Do I need to clean them out and crush them?
Probably I've never fed them chicken eggs though. Yes I crush them for my ducks so they will be more interested and not hurt themselves trying to eat it. I let them dry for a few days.I never thought of that! Would it work with store bough chicken eggs as well? Do I need to clean them out and crush them?
It's better than nothing and it may be more efficient with ducks than chickens. I have chickens and I feed everyone the same thing and it is true that without the oyster shells the chickens eggs are thinner, so this is why I supplement the chickens more. I only recently just started feeding the shells back to the ducks and the chickens I haven't tried yet and I am curious to see how they do. I do feed oyster shells sometimes but the ducks were acting like it was grit more than calcium. I know too much calcium is bad for them when not laying or young or a drake for example. I have drakes with the flock, he wasn't as interested in the egg shell as he was with the oyster shell. And I like not wasting the shells.It does not need cleaning. It's a good idea to squish the shell enough that it doesn't look like an egg. Dropping a shell on the ground and stepping on it is good enough. You just don't want them in the habit of pecking at smooth round objects to get food.
Eggshell recycling isn't completely efficient--a chicken needs to eat about two shells to get enough calcium to make one new one. I would assume similar ratios for ducks or other birds, but I have not checked to be sure.