@thehomesteadingrd: Don’t throw these away!!!🚨 I LOVE recycling eggshells back to my flock. Not only does it reduce my need to BUY crushed oyster shell, but my hens LOVE crushed eggshells. They purposely pick around the oyster shell chunks to grab a piece of eggshell 🤩. The KEY part of this whole process is drying them completely and then crushing them into small pieces. You want the eggshells to no longer resemble an egg in any way, form, or fashion. That’s because once your flock figures out that their own eggs are a tasty treat, it’s all over 😖. Once they become egg-eaters, it’s nearly impossible to stop. Do you have to dry them in the oven? Nope, but it gets the job done faster (especially during the humid summer months). You can simply leave them out on the counter until they fully dry, too. If you have a wood stove going this winter, set the baking sheet of shells on it and they’ll be dry in no time🔥! Don’t have chickens yet? Save your dried and crushed eggshells for your friends who have chickens! My old coworkers used to do this for me and I always so appreciated it! ♥️ What other ways do you reuse eggshells? Have you ever heard of doing this? Let me know in the comments! ☺️ #backyardchicken #homesteading #nowaste
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Tuesday 06 January 2026 16:50:45 GMT
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Angel_weaver64 :
they're also very beneficial for your garden especially for tomatoes
2026-01-06 20:05:26
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mission_credible :
COOK THEM RIGHT AWAY! I let them sit in a yogurt container until it was full, then cooked them. My whole house stunk of rotten eggs.
2026-01-07 00:44:23
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Skin Bliss :
chicken eat their own egg
2026-02-03 20:56:06
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Jamie-Marie Saulnier :
do you rinse them?
2026-01-07 20:39:36
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Hannah Winters738 :
Do you have any issues with your chickens eating their own eggs after laying?
2026-01-20 22:47:37
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Azra :
I directly throw them to the chickens. I don’t crush them
2026-02-05 10:37:10
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highslowsadair :
Do they go after their eggs ?
2026-01-18 19:45:43
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Brandy Sempsrote Yea :
Adding an acid (like lemon juice or vinegar) makes the calcium so much more effective. It causes it to become water soluble so that it is easily absorbed.
2026-01-22 20:04:33
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citytocountrygirl🇨🇦 :
watching this while eyeing my try of dried eggs that I haven't crushed yet 😂
2026-01-07 12:56:57
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yepitsme,backagain :
What do you do with them while you’re building up a sheet trays worth?
2026-01-06 18:59:12
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Minnesotamanope :
We do the same thing.
2026-01-06 17:44:27
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Leia Organa4008 :
I do the same but I grind them down into a powder.
2026-01-06 17:05:03
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OIF VETERAN :
Add them to the garden as well. But you need to grind them into a finer powder
2026-01-07 21:17:17
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Wanna Be Farmer Girl :
As I'm cracking eggs, the shellls go directly into the oven. The next time the oven is turned on they get dried out then I put the shells in a honey pail and crush them.
I bake them because I don't like finding whole eggshells in my garden. The membrane helps hold the shell together, but if it's dried out, they break down faster
2026-01-07 03:15:37
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Cosmos Dream :
i just throw them on the compost and hope for the best
2026-01-14 13:19:02
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Nikki&Rick'sPups&Chicks :
we just did the same thing. works great
2026-01-14 00:23:56
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Ruby Sometimes :
Do you wash them out first? I save them for my garden.
2026-01-06 18:39:44
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Sleepy_pup :
i personally use eggs shells for compost. helps the process gp quicker.
2026-02-22 18:57:33
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greenfingerevayardy :
thanks 👍🏿
2026-03-02 00:27:16
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feliciageness :
yes, we use it back into the garden
2026-03-05 02:32:09
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Gothdragonqueen :
Are you feeding other things than seeds?? That could be why you need to feed them shells
2026-03-07 19:20:56
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. :
Eggs,banana peels,coffee everything goes in Poland under roses 🌹💐
2026-03-21 04:08:17
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feliciageness :
we dry it in the sun and then blend it
2026-03-05 02:32:25
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Storm Family • Non Toxic Life :
Wow
2026-04-03 03:02:08
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lippy :
i mix it into my soil or put it on top in winter cuz in AZ winter is not very cold and the bugs and birds like our garden lol
2026-01-06 19:11:04
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