mictogirl Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Newbie here! I'm seeing lots of mentions on this board of limestone flour, chicken spice etc and I'm wondering if one of them might help? I don't really have any problems with my eggs so far, but hubby commented this evening whilst making us the BEST poached egg on toast ever that their shells do seem to be thinner than the supermarket eggs we've always had. The girls only get to free range at the weekend, though I do make sure they have plenty of grit put in their run during the week as well. Should I be using something else like Limestone flour and if so, where do I get it from? Thanks in advance! Laura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Limestone flour or crushed baked egg shells do the trick apparently. You can get limestone flour from Ebay or pet shops that sell stuff for tortoises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I buy Bailey's Limestone flour from my local equestrian feed merchant. You can also buy it on-line here for example Hybrids are bred to produce more eggs so they do need a little bit of help in the egg shell department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I use crushed oyster shells which I bought from the local Countrywide store. £7 for a 20kg bag, should last us quite a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Omlet sell limestone flour. We had a problem with thin shelled eggs and softies when the girls were new to laying (it seemed to take Henry a while to get the hang of it) so I started adding limestone flour and crushed baked egg shells to their daily porridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Give them some fresh spinach! Buy a bag from your supermarket..it's full of calcium. I reccommended it once to Couperwife & it worked. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hi, limestone flour seems to do the trick. Our ladies' eggs (whenever they lay them) were either thin shelled or shellless. After weeks of limestone flour Penny's are like bullets . Just a pity Boris is moulting so no eggs for a while. Allisonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I use crushed oyster shells which I bought from the local Countrywide store. £7 for a 20kg bag, should last us quite a while! Since I started using oyster shells, our speckledy hen's egg shells are so tough that yesterday I had to have three goes at tapping it on the bowl to break it!!! I would recommend it. The girls do seem to go through the oyster shell quite quickly (have to top up the dish twice a week at least) so they seem to know it is good for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Spinach contains oxalic acid which can hinder the absorption of calcium if too much is given. Vitamin D added to the pellets in the form of codliver oil can help with calcium metabolism.....and it doesn't make the eggs taste fishy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
