Nutrition

[Panda2017]

I know I need to feed my chickens oyster shell, but they don't seem to eat those shell pieces. What should I do?

 

[rjohns39]

I know I need to need my chickens oyster shell, but they don't seem to eat those shell pieces. What should I do?

How old are your birds? Can you show me a pic of the package?

 

[Panda2017]

Half a year old.

 

[rjohns39]

Half a year old.
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Nice looking birds. What are you feeding them?

 

[barred2rock]

They eat what they need, which isn't very much. With a small flock of five or six birds a 5 lb bag may last a year.

 

[Purina]

I know I need to feed my chickens oyster shell, but they don't seem to eat those shell pieces. What should I do?

Hi Panda2017, good question! If you feed a complete feed like Purina® Layena® with Oyster Strong™ System you do not need to supplement with oyster shell, since slow-release calcium is already in their feed. The only occasion you may need to provide supplemental oyster shell would be in the hot summer months when feed intake is low. When it is very hot, birds tend to eat less feed. In this case, the amount of calcium that they are consuming may not be sufficient to support egg production. Learn more at www.oysterstrong.com.