Calcium supplements for chickens can help you avoid shell quality issues in your flock, and it’s easy to feed. Farmers have been adding calcium to the diet of layers for generations to improve shell quality, and consequently, we’ve learned a few things about it. Calcium is an essential nutrient in the diet of poultry. Not only do chickens need to build and support healthy bones, but they also need enough free calcium in their diet to produce a hard eggshell. Day old chicken are rearing in chick battery cage system

Shell Flaws

Not all shells are created equal. An ideal shell is relatively smooth, evenly coloured, and maintains a consistent shell thickness. Sometimes you get bumps and deposits on your shells, which is no big deal. If, however, you see dark spots that crack easier than the rest of the shell, you have thin spots. Additionally, if your eggs are breaking too easily, you may be experiencing thin shells. After 12 weeks day old chicken will transfer to egg layer chicken battery cage.

Soft Eggs

“Soft-shelled” eggs are a bit of a misnomer. These eggs don’t have a shell that’s soft, but instead, they don’t have a shell at all. These eggs only have a shell membrane on the outside. The membrane usually holds the whole mess together, but it’ll feel like a wiggly ball of fluid. The bottom mesh for egg rolling in battery cage system is 6 degrees designing and egg broken rate is zero

Causes of Shell-less Eggs

Shell-less eggs are not usually caused by calcium deficiencies. Stress, illness, or lack of proper nutrition are more likely to be the reason your hen lays an occasional “soft-shelled” egg. Shell-less eggs do become more common as a hen ages, so don’t be surprised if you find one now and again.

When Not to Add Calcium

Young birds should never eat high calcium diets. Having more calcium than they can adequately absorb causes damage to their kidneys and therefore can shorten their lifespan. It’s okay to feed grit for chickens to young birds, but don’t feed them oyster shell. Many people incorrectly think these two products should always be supplied together, so don’t make that assumption. Feed mill is for mixing and crushing feed and feed additives such as Calcium

When to Add Calcium

If your birds are otherwise healthy, but you start seeing shell quality issues, it’s time to add calcium supplements for chickens to your feeding program. Routinely finding sub-par eggs in a healthy flock, such as thin shells, thin spots, and general malformations are all signs of poor shell quality. However, lumps, bumps, and extra calcium deposits on eggshells won’t be solved by adding calcium to a hen’s diet. Workers add feed mixed Calcium directly to the plastic feeding trough of battery cage system

Calcium Supplements for Chickens

Crushed oyster shells are an excellent source of calcium, and are the most common way flock owners supplement calcium in their flock. Some people also clean and crush their used egg shells and feed them back to their hens. This works perfectly well, even though it may be a bit time-consuming.

If you believe it’s time to add calcium supplements for chickens to your flock’s diet, it’s an easy thing to do. I don’t suggest adding it directly to their regular grain because no one ever mixes it to their chicken’s liking. Birds will pick out and toss your oyster shell while looking for more grain, wasting your supplements.

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