Re: we have chickens!

On or around 12 Jul 2006 14:34:11 +0200, "Jonathan" <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
enlightened us thusly:

And to anyone with thin shells, I finally found a good calcium additive, for
when the layers mash AND the grit isn't enough calcium.
It's called "Quiko Davinova C", pet shops seem to have it, they just don't
know it's on the shelf.


we used to save the empty shells, grind 'em up and put 'em in the feed.
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