Oyster shells???????????

[gonechickcrazy]

We have some hens that are 20 and 21 weeks old. We are starting to get a few eggs a day and I was wanting to know when do you start offering Oyster Shells? We offer them grit now and we are still feeding them a Grower/Finisher feed. I was told not to give a Layer feed untill they was all laying eggs. Is this correct to?
Thanks for your help.
Tisha

 

[clemson11]

your hens are plenty old now and they are laying, you should switch to layer feed, it has a higher calcium rate so your eggs have better shells. I am not sure when and how much oyster shell, so hopefuly someone else can answer that.

 

[Wynette]

You can offer oyster shell free choice now - in fact, if they are laying, you should be giving it to them free choice. I put mine in a dog bowl underneath the coop, which is on stilts. Enjoy your eggs!