Dont throw out your eggshells!!!
Oct 24, 2016 17:44:10 GMT 10
Peter, graynomad, and 1 more like this
Post by token on Oct 24, 2016 17:44:10 GMT 10
Egg shells from poultry are brilliant for the compost heap. Although i like to crush them up and dry them out before adding to the heap (doesnt always happen with the wife and kids though).
You can crush your shells and dry them out and or grind them into powder to put directly onto the garden for that added calcium to grow better food.
I majority use my egg shells to feed back to my birds to help with dietary needs and added grit for breaking down their food in the crop.
We generally go through a lot of eggs having a larger family and chooks,
and we have a 4 litre icecream container that we put the shells in
until it gets full and then we crush them up and dry them out.
Once dry, i mix them in a 44 gal drum with the chook feed mix i have.
Here's a pic of a heap i did today drying out on a small portable chicken coop tin lid.
If anyone else keeps their egg shells, tell us what you use them for.
You can crush your shells and dry them out and or grind them into powder to put directly onto the garden for that added calcium to grow better food.
I majority use my egg shells to feed back to my birds to help with dietary needs and added grit for breaking down their food in the crop.
We generally go through a lot of eggs having a larger family and chooks,
and we have a 4 litre icecream container that we put the shells in
until it gets full and then we crush them up and dry them out.
Once dry, i mix them in a 44 gal drum with the chook feed mix i have.
Here's a pic of a heap i did today drying out on a small portable chicken coop tin lid.
If anyone else keeps their egg shells, tell us what you use them for.
