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Egg shells for chickens
Chickens get a lot of nutrition from their food but we can offer more. I like to add extra supplements in their diet by putting crushed eggs shells and grit in the run and allowing the chickens to free range whenever possible. I do not add the shells or grit to the main food bin. I have two different areas where they can find the extra supplement the chicken is looking for. Not all chickens need extra calcium and some chickens find it when free ranging. The calcium helps the chicken produce an egg and the egg to become stronger. It isn't recommended to give chickens extra calcium until it…
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Meet the chickens
We would like you to meet our few backyard chickens that are still fairly young. They were born in February 2024 and started laying around June/ July 2024. We built a chicken coop out of a shed we didn't use and they have a long run to play in. We also move them around in a mobile run or chicken tractor that we built as well. They also love roaming around the yard, getting into the gardens and seeing what is new around the house, Since these girls started laying eggs, we have a beautiful basket full of different colors and sizes. We like being able to save eggs during…