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- From: Bitsy Turner <bfturner AT bledsoe.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells...
- Date: Sat, 02 May 2009 16:49:41 -0500
At 10:39 AM 4/30/2009, Makenna Goodman wrote:
>My layers (hens) are producing thin-shelled eggs (some even without shells
>altogether). I give them oyster shells for calcium, and theyre free range,
>so Im wondering what else I can do to prevent this and increase minerals in
>their diet, organically?
You might try giving them Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, free choice or coat
their feed with it. That would add minerals and reduce or eliminate
parasites naturally.
>Also, does anyone have other good farm listservs I could join? Any advice
>would be greatly appreciated.
Check out:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrganicChickens/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PasturePoultry/
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Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells...,
Roni, 05/01/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells..., John Pike, 05/01/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells..., Bitsy Turner, 05/02/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells..., Liz, 05/03/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells...,
sunnfarm, 05/03/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Thin egg shells..., Roni, 05/04/2009
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