Egg Shells As A Calcium Supplement

“I want to know if you have had any bad luck with feeding your chickens egg shells. Specifically that they then decide to eat the eggs before I have taken them out the shell. I do not want to start bad habits, but I have always thought feeding them table scraps and kitchen waste along…

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Chicken Grit; Grit for Baby & Adult Chickens

This week in our basics series, we’ll be discussing chicken grit, a necessary supplement for your chicks as well as your mature chickens. The need for grit varies depending on your chicken’s diet. To understand when it is necessary, we must first understand the way a chicken digests its food; Chickens do not have teeth…

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