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Originally Posted by Poita
I grind up eggshells and they eat those as well and it gets their calcium up.
Make sure you grind up the shells, don't just put broken shells in or they sometimes get the idea of eating thier own eggs. As long as the shells are smashed up enough they don't seem to recognise them and its an easy way to get some calcium in.
Kale, turnip greens and brocolli are the highest in calcium I think.
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I did this as well with good results.
Another way to get Calcium into their diets is to grind up chalk and mix it through the seed (my chooks won't eat the pellets either-fussy creatures).
Chucking in a rooster also helped with laying. Hens are moody birds in my experience and despite their protestations, seem to enjoy a rooster in the mix.
If you don't want the aggro of a rooster 365, you can probably borrow one for a week or so just to get the ball rolling.