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Poultry Shell Grit | Appletons

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Yes, we recommend giving shell grit to your hens!

We feed out Weston Layer pellets to our laying birds and the soluble calcium levels in this commercial feed are adequate for eggs production with sound shells. However for those birds that are in enclosed runs and do not have access to large areas of free-range we provide shell grit separately. Shell grit has 3 benefits over the soluble limestone they add in the feed.

  • The hard shell bits act as teeth in the gizzard to assist in grinding up the feed and aids digestion.
  • The intake of calcium from the shells helps strengthen the shell of the chicken eggs.
  • Plus trace elements from the sea will be beneficial to their diet

At Appletons we fill a small pot planter (or an old pottery dish with a hole in it) secured by a wire stake in the ground (so the birds don't knock it over!) with our fine shell grit. Don't forget to line it with some weed mat to contain the grit so it does not all wash out!  

Available in a 2kg or a 5kg bag.

Poultry Shell Grit | Appletons

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Yes, we recommend giving shell grit to your hens! We feed out Weston Layer pellets to our laying birds and... Read more

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    Yes, we recommend giving shell grit to your hens!

    We feed out Weston Layer pellets to our laying birds and the soluble calcium levels in this commercial feed are adequate for eggs production with sound shells. However for those birds that are in enclosed runs and do not have access to large areas of free-range we provide shell grit separately. Shell grit has 3 benefits over the soluble limestone they add in the feed.

    • The hard shell bits act as teeth in the gizzard to assist in grinding up the feed and aids digestion.
    • The intake of calcium from the shells helps strengthen the shell of the chicken eggs.
    • Plus trace elements from the sea will be beneficial to their diet

    At Appletons we fill a small pot planter (or an old pottery dish with a hole in it) secured by a wire stake in the ground (so the birds don't knock it over!) with our fine shell grit. Don't forget to line it with some weed mat to contain the grit so it does not all wash out!  

    Available in a 2kg or a 5kg bag.

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    Joanne Ragg

    Great service, great product. Thank you

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    Bob Dowling

    chooks love it great service

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    Kaye
    Just what my chookies needed!

    2 of my chookies had been laying eggs with soft shells. We only have a small lawn area and my research (googling) all pointed to a lack of calcium in their diet as the likely issue. Ordered this product and they were all laying hard shell eggs after 8 days of starting them on it. 5 stars!

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    Chris Bell

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