Extreme calcium preferences

[K0k0shka]

I've used both of those but the Small Pet Select is usually in slightly thinner flakes and preferred by my flock. They get the option of eggshell too but I see most of them taking in both flaked oyster and eggshell readily - the eggshell helps stretch things out and gives pickier birds a different option.

Small Pet Select is the one I ordered yesterday. Glad to hear that it's the preferred one in your flock. Hopefully my picky princesses will approve, too.

 

[SourRoses]

It's those rocks that chickens hate. The advertising is SO deceptive, it really should come to a class action lawsuit.

It might not sound that serious, but actually how many chicken keepers have wasted money on that stuff that reads "Oyster Shell" only to watch it tread into the ground and still get weak eggs? It should be labeled "Limestone Pebbles of extra rough texture".

Apparently the reason behind the deception is that real Oyster shells used to be considered a mere by-product by the oyster industry. They were happy to sell them cheaply.
Then big business figured out it was a good cheaper solution to mix into concrete.
The biggest oyster providers now have contracts for all of their shell product.
So as the price rose and supply dwindled, mere pet suppliers (like Dumor) said "Let's just fill the bag with something else. They won't know the difference."

Grrrrrrrr

 

[ChicoryBlue]

It might not sound that serious, but actually how many chicken keepers have wasted money on that stuff that reads "Oyster Shell" only to watch it tread into the ground and still get weak eggs? It should be labeled "Limestone Pebbles of extra rough texture".

That would be me. I have most of a ten-pound bag sitting somewhere in my garage. Notice that there isn’t a listing of how much oyster shell versus coral calcium or limestone is actually in these bags. Hmm, maybe it would make a better garden amendment.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

I buy flakes, but I’ve also read posts about busting up the chunks in a serious bag (think empty feed bag) with a hammer.