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  1. Ridgerunner

    My chickens don’t like grit or oyster shell?

    Divide them into groups according to the colored rings. Just keep good notes. Put food coloring in their vent, a different color for each group. If you see colored streaks on that egg you know which group. Divide them up and do it again. This link might help. Who is laying what egg? -...
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    My chickens don’t like grit or oyster shell?

    How are your eggshells in general. If they are hard enough they are getting enough calcium from some source. If all of the are thin then you have a problem. If they are getting enough calcium they should not eat it to excess. If the other eggshells are OK then you do not have a flockwide...
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    My chickens don’t like grit or oyster shell?

    We obviously come from different backgrounds. I grew up on a farm where Dad kept a flock that included production breeds that free ranged and fed themselves. Those chickens did not lay 300 eggs a year, Dad did not manipulate lights to keep them laying all year. They did lay a lot of eggs in...
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    My chickens don’t like grit or oyster shell?

    Chickens lived on their own for thousands of years before humans domesticated them. They found the food they needed to survive and flourish, including grit and calcium. For grit they can use bits of rocks in the soil. They can get calcium from many green plants, the shells and bones of...
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