On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:03:50 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

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Hi,
We used to keep hens at home; bantams and some liberated battery hens.
(snip)

(Snip)You really need
to crush up the shells small into grit, either in a food processor, or
put them in a bag and roll with a rolling pin.

Janet

Can I just ask (having inherited some hens with the farm) whether the
hens need calcium in addition to the Jondo Flint Chick Grit we have
bought?

TIA

Joan in Ayrshire
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