Obsessed with snails

[Kiki]

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@Kiki @K0k0shka

Thanks to you both for the info. I'm going to look through that list of feeds and see if there's anything I can get locally. I just wish more companies made smaller bags. I know that's not economical but I only have 3 chickens, a 50lb bag would last an eternity.

But in the meantime I can also try out the eggshells. I have plenty of friends and family who I'm sure wouldn't mind letting me recycle their's.

For the time being everyone seems ok. I get 1-3 eggs per day from my lot, and all the eggs have nice thick shells. I do want to make sure they are getting enough of what they need, though.

If I'm not mistaken chewy.com has free shipping.

 

[clickchicks]

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If I'm not mistaken chewy.com has free shipping.

Yes, thank you, it looks like they carry the Kalmbach so I can give that a try after I feed through what I have. I have a few more birds coming in May so maybe one day I'll actually get through a 50lber in a reasonable amount of time

 

[rosemarythyme]

Even if I never offer them the shells again, it’s not like I can stop them from eating the snails. They are all over the place. It’s just a risk I’ll have to take I guess.

Yeah, just live with it. I don't deliberately feed mine slugs or snails but sometimes they'll go nuts on slugs, and snail shells are something they'll fight over (though snails are pretty sparse here, so the shells are something of a novelty).