An eggshell is 94 percent calcium carbonate. A calcium deficiency can show up in many different forms. Maybe its a shell-less egg, or an egg with merely a thin shell.
However, even healthy hens need calcium supplements. A hen's calcium requirements rise as she gets older, or as the weather heats up.
So how do you give your layer chickens calcium?
You can use limestone or ground oyster shell (offered free choice in a separate feed hopper), and Vitamin A, D, and E powder added to your chickens' water every other day of the week.
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While we offer ground oyster shell, our hens have little interest in it. We've found the easiest way to assure our chickens are getting their calcium and other minerals is by dusting their feed with Thorvin or other brands of organic sea kelp. Sea vegetables are supposed to be rich in calcium and our free-range chickens and guinea fowl absolutely love it. They even snack in the kelp feeder we set out for our goats.
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