Extreme calcium preferences

[NorthwoodsChick]

Hard to say how long it will last with 13 hens. Some will eat more than others. They know what they need.

Our egg shells are all hard and of high quality. Some eat the OS every day and we have one who never touches it that I've seen and her shells are hard as well.

The 5lb. box of flaked shells has lasted us about 6 months but we also give them with the white OS rocks, a 50 lb. bag we bought from the feed store which will probably last another 5 years. They choose which kind they want. We also provide crushed egg shells in the mix as well. The shell flakes are a better quality and more expensive but the cost is nominal spread over time. You should have it available for the chickens at all times, separate from their feed.

Thanks so much for sharing your process. I’ll get the flakes but still offer the feed store “OS”.

 

[Bawkbok]

If the flakes melted so to speak in the rain did it eventually resolidify or was all lost? I’m disturbed by the fact that the rocks do not disintegrate—

We still have some in the yard on the ground from months ago. They get trampled by us, the dog and the chickens. Still there. Sometimes, I see a chicken eat one every now and again. They are like concrete. I'm reluctant to offer them but still do as we have a chicken who seems to prefer them along with egg shells.