Republic Mills Oyster Shells

As you might imagine, oyster shell is ground up oyster shells; yes – the oysters from the ocean! Sometimes, some commercial oyster shells contain other types of shells, but it’s typically regular oyster shells.

Oyster shells contain high levels of calcium, and some chicken owners refer to this as soluble grit. You might think that feeding your chickens commercial feed will provide all of the calcium that your flock needs, but that’s not always true. Laying hens often need more calcium than what they receive from their daily feed.

Take a good look at the layer feed that you feed to your hens.