Is it ok to give drakes oyster shells?

[Naiva80512]

Someone told me mixture of oyster shell and grit is good for drakes but I'm afraid oyster shell is too much calcium for them

 

[nuthatched]

That sounds fishy.
Grit is enough, they don't need oyster shell.
They might not even need grit if they have access to the ground

 

[Naiva80512]

That sounds fishy.
Grit is enough, they don't need oyster shell.
They might not even need grit if they have access to the ground

They live in apartment...how much grit should I give to two adult drakes? Can I mix it with their pellet food? Or should I provide it in separate bowl? Yeah oyster shell is too much for them..tnx

 

[Jenbirdee]

The oyster shells are only meant for females. It gives them the extra calcium that They need to make the egg shells in their body for the eggs that they lay.
Your drakes need a bowl of grit on the side of their food, not mixed in with their food . since you live in an apartment with them and they don’t dig around in the dirt outside all day, they really do need the grit, yes! but not oyster shells,.

 

[Naiva80512]

The oyster shells are only meant for females. It gives them the extra calcium that They need to make the egg shells in their body for the eggs that they lay.
Your drakes need a bowl of grit on the side of their food, not mixed in with their food . since you live in an apartment with them and they don’t dig around in the dirt outside all day, they really do need the grit, yes! but not oyster shells,.

Tnx a lot

 

[nuthatched]

They live in apartment...how much grit should I give to two adult drakes? Can I mix it with their pellet food? Or should I provide it in separate bowl? Yeah oyster shell is too much for them..tnx

Seperate bowl.