Feeding Pet Chickens

[dannyd21]

What form of oyster shell were you using? The stuff that looks like small rock, or 100% flaked shell pieces? Adding in crushed egg shell can also help encourage them to visit a calcium container.

they were the like big rocky kind i never knew there was flaky ones ill definitely look into it

 

[rosemarythyme]

they were the like big rocky kind i never knew there was flaky ones ill definitely look into it

Two brands that sell flaked ones are Small Pet Select and Scratch & Peck. My flock prefers the former but I've used the latter as well.

 

[StarOnFire59]

Have you ever had problems feeding oyster shells? I know my original flock refused to ever touch oyster shells hence why they had to stay on the layer feed.

Mine don't prefer the oyster shell. I only use it when I'm in a hurry or my arthritis is killing me. I keep all the egg shells, rinse them in a
32-oz cup multiple times, dry them on a paper plate, them powder them in a mortar & pestle. They prefer that. I just add the egg shell powder into their feed, stir it up, and it sticks to the black fly soldier larvae. Happy hens!

 

[rlhagan56]

Have you ever had problems feeding oyster shells? I know my original flock refused to ever touch oyster shells hence why they had to stay on the layer feed.

They won't eat the white rock oyster shell, but mine love the oyster shell flakes that I order on Amazon.