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Mon Jan 23, 2012, 10:45 AM

Denninmi (5,590 posts)

7. Feed the eggshells back to the birds.

Layers need a lot of calcium to keep the shells strong. I nuke my eggshells until crispy, powder in a coffee grinder or food processor, and feed them right back to the chickens.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
"hot manure" and composting paper [View all]	mopinko	Jan 2012	OP
Newspaper is great in composting anymore.	Curmudgeoness	Jan 2012	#1
Yes, its high in urea, that's why it burns.	Denninmi	Jan 2012	#2
i was figuring something like your "deep litter" method	mopinko	Jan 2012	#4
Curious - what happens when you use hot manure on the garden?	jwirr	Jan 2012	#3
In moderation, plants grow.	Denninmi	Jan 2012	#6
Thank you. I have two experience with this type of manure. When I was small I got to ride on the	jwirr	Jan 2012	#11
Newspaper is fine. Just be sure the compost is covered.	HopeHoops	Jan 2012	#5
Feed the eggshells back to the birds.	Denninmi	Jan 2012	#7
I don't own chickens, but that is a great idea. They steal calcium from their own bones.	HopeHoops	Jan 2012	#8
I can tell in a day or two when they run out of crushed oyster shell in their dispenser.	Denninmi	Jan 2012	#9
people do, too. suspect most critters are that way. in the old days	mopinko	Jan 2012	#10

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