Egg shells: whether you have chickens or not chances are you get through quite a few eggs in your household. Don’t throw those egg shells away though! Egg shells have good stuff like calcium in them which you or a friend may find very useful!
I grind up my egg shells and portion them out into small resealable bags For my chickens, as giving them back the calcium helps them create new eggs again!
Bear in mind – don’t give chickens whole eggs to eat, or you will teach them to eat Thier own eggs.
But it’s not just chickens that benefit from egg shells, here are a few more ideas for reusing egg shells:
- If you keep snails in a fish tank (to eat algae) or pond, try adding some crushed egg shells when they have baby snails. The calcium supplement of egg shells will help the baby snails to grow big and hard shells and protect them from fish as they grow up.
- add egg shells to chicken feed as an extra supplement to Thier existing diet.
- Instead of using salt which can harm plants, sprinkle egg shells instead (crushed) and this will also keep snails and slugs away due to the sharp edges.
- Add the egg shells to your compost as they are rich in good nutrients to help your plants.