sti chick Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 please could you tell me if you have to bake egg shells first before you can give it back to the chickens??? Can they have it just washed and crushed up?? thanks lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yes, it is recommended to bake them first. Then the hens don't get a taste for egg. Also it is quite tricky to crush them without baking them because the membrane that lines the shell tends to keep it all stuck together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 i did give them some (not baked) and mixed it in with their left over roast dinner and i dont think they would have known it was in there (hopefully) but from now on i will bake them. thank you for your help. lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 By the way....... don't bake egg shells on days when you have visitors. They absolutely stink when baked. Cannot describe it but you will know exactly what I mean soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 thank you for the warning also how long should they be baked for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 2 mins in microwave. Mine don't smell at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 2 mins in microwave. Mine don't smell at all. That's a good tip, not thought of microwave. I do mine in the oven and the stench is terrible even if you only do them for 4/5 mins...... it's awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Wonder why they smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
