Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

They won't eat from a feeder. They eat it if it's in their food.
Try putting it in your chicken's food. They might eat it.

That would work for me - but wouldn’t if I had a rooster.
Mine eat eggshells from a feeder. It is cute. Each night they file past the eggshell feeder on their way to roost.

 

[notabitail]

That would work for me - but wouldn’t if I had a rooster.
Mine eat eggshells from a feeder. It is cute. Each night they file past the eggshell feeder on their way to roost.

Do you have a rooster?
You're the one who has princesses right? I've been scrolling through the old posts.

 

[RoyalChick]

Do you have a rooster?
You're the one who has princesses right? I've been scrolling through the old posts.

No rooster. Just three Princesses who are all laying so adding oyster shell to their feed would be fine (if they actually eat it).

 

[ValarieF]

They won't eat from a feeder. They eat it if it's in their food.
Try putting it in your chicken's food. They might eat it.

I have a seperate bowl outside and mine eat it from there

 

[notabitail]

No rooster. Just three Princesses who are all laying so adding oyster shell to their feed would be fine (if they actually eat it).

They probably would. Tell them I said hi.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have two sitting on 2 golf balls and this morning I chucked 4 eggs under them for the day so they can feel like they are accomplishing something.

This evening I will remove the eggs and leave the golf balls. Its hilarious - I will find that there are golf balls under one, then the other, then one each.... I am curious to see what they do with 4 eggs and 2 golf balls.

All in all I threw 5 eggs under them both, Fluffy had 3 eggs and Curly had 1 egg and 2 golf balls

I left them both with 2 golf balls for the night.

 

[notabitail]

All in all I threw 5 eggs under them both, Fluffy had 3 eggs and Curly had 1 egg and 2 golf balls

I left them both with 2 golf balls for the night.

"Now, let me turn that egg over again, hmm, I wonder why it has spots and is perfectly round sometimes and why it's slightly oval sometimes"

 

[bgmathteach]

Do yours ever eat the oyster shell?
I worry because mine don’t seem to. I have tried scattering it on the ground but I am not sure if they eat it or just bury it in the bedding.

Oh, gosh, yes! I go through about a pint a day between them all...probably closer to 8 or more pints a week. Remember, though, I sell eggs, so we have only our own egg shells (we do eat a lot of eggs for just the two of us), and my elderly neighbors across the street (we supply them with eggs) save their shells for us, too.

I have read varying numbers, anywhere from 75 - 94% of egg shells are calcium carbonate. Oyster shells (per package) are 35% calcium. Not sure what percent that would translate to for calcium carbonate, so I can't compare apples to apples, unfortunately.

 

[bgmathteach]

They won't eat from a feeder. They eat it if it's in their food.
Try putting it in your chicken's food. They might eat it.

I can't put it in their food, as I have a mixed flock and too much calcium is bad for rooster's organs (kidneys, liver, etc)

They (RC's) may not need it - they may get enough from their layer feed. Mine, I create an all flock from organic layer and grower feeds (mixed) because I can't get an organic all flock here, so I'm not surprised the hens want additional calcium.

 

[Ponypoor]

"Now, let me turn that egg over again, hmm, I wonder why it has spots and is perfectly round sometimes and why it's slightly oval sometimes"

They love their golf balls