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2. Most birds will disolve calcium from their own bodies to reroute it to the shells they produce.

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:49 PM

Mar 2013

It makes sense for the purposes of survival of the species, but it is pretty rough on the hens.

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Doi not know that. Will do. OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2013 #1

Do hens eat the eggshells after their chicks hatch? Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #3

It depends. UncleYoder Mar 2013 #4