Sounds like oyster shell mixes are a hit, across the board, for chicken people. I imagine they have mixes at feed stores yea? We'll pick some up...
You took the words right out of my mouth. Treats, extras, rabbit food etc should only be 10% of their daily intake. And I'd up the protein in their feed. I've fed 22% protein all winter here in cold and snowy Maine. And I get 4 eggs most days from 4 birds. And they are hard shelled. I feed their shells back to them one day a week and one day a week I sprinkle about 20 grains of OS on their breakfast. Sometimes the shells are so hard and I hit the egg on the bowl and the egg ends up on the counter. I hate when that happens. OMG.
I have a whole pile of oyster shells beside my house and a nice cement pad to boot. Guess I got to get out the sledge hammer in the spring. The guy who owned my place was a calm digger. Guess he got some oysters on the side. LOL. Once I crush them up I should have enough for my birds to last there life times. Probably 20 pounds in that pile.It's not a mix, it's just crushed oyster shell which is used to supplement calcium.
I've no idea. They aren't as hard that's for sure. No clam shells he sold the clams to make money. We just sell them raw here in Maine you can deal with the sand and grit when you cook 'em up. And trust me there is always sand and grit in them no matter what you do.
Ditto Dat!!^^^
