Feeding egg shells....bad idea?

[IlovePecky]

In the scraps I feed the young chickens (not yet laying) I have been including egg shells. Will this promote egg eating behavior when they start laying?
Should I stop doing this now in hopes they forget about how yummy the shells taste?

 

[duckinnut]

As long as they are crushed up small enough they wont make the connection.Feed my layers shells all the time.

 

[Eggcessive]

I wouldn't feed egg shells to chickens that are not yet laying--they do not need the extra calcium. When they are laying it is okay, but grind them up finely as the previous person said.

 

[lovinlife]

I save the egg shells I use when cooking and give them to the chickens. I just toss them into the run and step on them to crush them. I've never had problems.

If I find an egg that cracked in the nest, I will throw it on the ground to smash it open for them. The chickens run like mad to gobble them up.