What do I do it my hands aren’t eating oyster shells?

[JustBabyMargo]

They'll eat what they need.

I made a little feeder to hold it from an old bottle:

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/feeders-and-scoops-from-recycled-bottles.76244/

Ooh that’s a cool feeder!

 

[3KillerBs]

Ooh that’s a cool feeder!

Thank you.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Should I take out what I mixed in the feeder?

Eh, as long as you didn't mix in too much I doubt there's enough in there to cause issues, so I wouldn't bother trying to sift it out.

You could also try mixing in some dried, crushed eggshell to your oyster shell container, to see if that's more tempting to your girls.

 

[cherrynberry]

Eh, as long as you didn't mix in too much I doubt there's enough in there to cause issues, so I wouldn't bother trying to sift it out.

You could also try mixing in some dried, crushed eggshell to your oyster shell container, to see if that's more tempting to your girls.

I recommend this so much! I recently got into free feeding as well as feeding an all flock feed. The chickens dont touch the oyster shells as much as crushed egg shells. I do see them eat oyster shells, but they love egg shells. During cooler seasons, I bake egg shells I use and crush it up. I then jar it up and bring it to the chicken shed. I always like to keep some on hand. During summer, I just let it naturally dry by the window. We dont have a fly problem, so it works out great. They LOVE egg shells.