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Tried putting crushed eggshells in my chicken feed and got way more eggs than before
I heard somewhere that chickens need extra calcium so last month I started crushing up our used eggshells and mixing them into their layer feed. I didn't expect much but honestly within like 2 weeks my 6 hens went from 3 eggs a day to 5 or 6 almost every day. The shells on the eggs themselves also feel harder and less fragile which is nice. Has anyone else had their flock respond this fast to a simple diet change?
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blairsanchez1mo ago
Oh man that's wild. Tbh I tried the same thing with my ducks a few years back and it totally backfired. I was crushing up the shells into tiny pieces but I think I went too fine and they started eating it like a treat instead of just getting the calcium boost. Then they got super picky with their regular feed for like a week. My wife was not happy about that mess.
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faithj101mo ago
Oh goodness, I have to question if this is really all that big of a deal. I mean, your ducks got picky for a week. That's not a crisis, that's a minor inconvenience. My hens go through phases where they turn their beaks up at their feed for a day or two and it's never been a big disaster. I crush my eggshells up pretty fine too and they eat a little extra for a few days but then they get bored of it and go back to normal. Maybe it was just a coincidence that they were being stubborn about their feed that week. Sometimes I think we overthink these things.
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