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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Boxfanman on August 09, 2008, 13:24

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: Boxfanman on August 09, 2008, 13:24

Can these be bashed up and given back to the hens?

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: poultrygeist on August 09, 2008, 13:32

You have to bake them first.

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: Boxfanman on August 09, 2008, 13:39

Bake them?  :?

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 09, 2008, 13:44

yes, stops them tasting like eggs  :wink:

You don't want them to get a taste for eggs do you !

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: richyrich7 on August 09, 2008, 16:09

And sterilizes them.  :)

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: Boxfanman on August 09, 2008, 18:36

Quote from: "Aunt Sally"

yes, stops them tasting like eggs  :wink:

You don't want them to get a taste for eggs do you !

Would they really scoff their own eggs?

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: poultrygeist on August 09, 2008, 18:41

If they lay a soft or thin shelled egg, they'll often eat it before you get to it. We had a normal one with the end pecked but she must have given up before getting right through.

Have to keep an eye on them for a while.

Rob 8)

Title: Egg Shells
Post by: Boxfanman on August 09, 2008, 18:42

I never realised there was so much to keeping chickens.