susanbb Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 M y white leghorn, Ruby has been laying for the past 2 weeks, but unfortunately the past 2 days the eggs have had no shells. I've given them chicken grit. Is there anything else I should do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 That depends on the grit you've been giving them susan. Generally, they use normal grit for digestion, but require either pulverised oyster shell for calcium or alternatively you can wash and bake some eggshells (if you have any), then grind them in the liquidiser and mix with their feed. Some people here swear by Shellstim too. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I grind the egg shells with a pestle and mortar. You put Shelstim in the water and it works as long as they drink the water and not from dirty puddles , bless them I think it's the time of year, I've had quite a few from Trinny and it's come up on the forum a bit I've noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I've used Shellstim lately and have noticed an improvement in the quality of the shells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballgunner Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 maybe just wait for a couple of days for the egg to absorb the calcium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
