why do you have to peel the membrane off the eggshell?

[missychicky]

I have heard about recycling calcuim by grinding up your eggshells and feeding them to your girls and I have also heard you have to peel off the membrane. Is this true? If so, why do you have to do it?

 

[incubatingisfun]

maybe because it hold bacteria or maybe it might make them become eggeaters just a guess

 

[fourgotten]

I never have... I just bake 'em in the over until the inner membrane browns up a little and then crush them up and feed them.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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X2 There's no way you'd catch me peeling all that stuff off the eggs!! It pretty much bakes off when you dry them out!

Missi

 

[zazouse]

It's because of the bacteria , but my girls eat them so fast there is nothing left when i feed the shells back to them so i don't worry about it.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

We just hard boil them and then crush and toss them out like that.

Steve

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I always baked any I was going to hold to feed, for chickens or to balance homemade dog food.