Spill-Proof Way to Offer Oyster Shell and Egg Shell

[Outta Here]

My new (and only!) layer just turned 19 weeks and has given me 5 eggs already, and the other twelve her age are right on the verge. So I decided to construct a better way to offer oyster shell and eggshell than in more pans that can be tipped over. I cut two U-shaped partitions of wood to fit the interior of the feeder, screwed them in from the bottom, and filled them with oyster shell and egg shell. I'm finding that she really likes the egg shell, but I've never seen her eat the oyster shell yet.
(No, my feeder doesn't stay in front of the nest box--I just put it there for a clear picture.)

 

[MysteryChicken]

All I use is a regular 5lb feeder for oyster shells. Trough I use for turkeys.

 

[Chuckie chicken]

That's a great idea. Mine are the same, they eat way more egg shells than oyster. I mix them together in my feeder hoping they get some of both, and also feed them egg shells by hand every evening.

 

[Outta Here]

That's a great idea. Mine are the same, they eat way more egg shells than oyster. I mix them together in my feeder hoping they get some of both, and also feed them egg shells by hand every evening.

I found this article interesting, and though it's old, chickens and the calcium sources are the same today...

The Comparative Value of Five Calcium Sources for Laying Hens​

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119497447

 

[DragonBearMomma]

I use the 20 oz. small animal cage bowls for my grit & oyster shell....

 

[catballou]

I use the 20 oz. small animal cage bowls for my grit & oyster shell....
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I have two clip in cups like that from my parakeet days. They're pretty large and no one spills any.

 

[BeckyOB]

I use a vintage match box attached to the coop wall.

 

[jreardon1918]

We use this rabbit feeder. Attached to the run. They do spill some of it. But that is part of the scratching that they do naturally. We also use pellets, in a PVC feeder also in the run.