Powdered Egg shells for Calicum - Deanna

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Deanna,

I had never heard of this, but was very curious and looked it up. Here is what

I found.

 

http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/how-to-make-calcium-using-egg-shel\

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I use broken egg shells in my garden. Form a circle on top of the ground

surface around tender plant stems such as peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage -

slugs and cutworms won't cross them.

 

Judy

 

 

 

Judy

 

 

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In a message dated 1/15/10 6:23:09 PM, genny_y2k writes:

 

 

>Judy,

> Thanks for this site. I'm going to powder some dried organic egg shells in

> my coffee grinder. I've decided the best way to take them is to purchase

> empty capsuels and fill them.

> The site gives directions and dosages.

> Deanna in Colorado

>

 

I can remember many years ago my Mother used to dry the egg shells and

break them up and mix back into the chicken feed to help them from strong

shells.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Judy,

Thanks for this site. I'm going to powder some dried organic egg shells in my

coffee grinder. I've decided the best way to take them is to purchase empty

capsuels and fill them.

The site gives directions and dosages.

Deanna in Colorado

also at recycled_gardens

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<jtwigg wrote:

> Deanna,

> I had never heard of this, but was very curious and looked it up. Here is

what I found.))))

[Guest guest]

I know lots of pet bird owners (of softbills and parrots) who do this. Most

of them make cornbread and add dried crushed egg shells and other good

stuff, certain vegetables birds won't eat unless they are hidden, etc., into

this " birdie bread. " Especially important for hens that are laying (either

breeding or just hormonal) because if they don't have a good dietary source

of calcium, the calcium is leeched from their bones and they become brittle.

Cockatiels are especially prone to laying eggs for no apparent reason.

 

Audrey

 

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:41 PM, <BANFUR3 wrote:

 

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> I can remember many years ago my Mother used to dry the egg shells and

> break them up and mix back into the chicken feed to help them from strong

> shells.

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[Guest guest]

This thread makes me really glad that I drink milk, eat cheeses and other

dairy products but you don't need to drink milk or eat cheese, and other dairy,

to get enough calcium everyday.

 

The government recommendation for adults ages 19-50 is 1000 mg of calcium per

day. One cup of milk has 296 mg, but there are plenty of reasons you might not

to drink milk, from personal preference to medical reasons.

 

Here are 15 foods high in calcium that don't come from a cow:

 

Sesame Seeds

A quarter cup of sesame seeds has 351 mg calcium.

 

Spinach

A cup of boiled spinach has 245 mg.

 

Collard Greens

A cup of boiled collard greens has 266 mg.

 

Blackstrap Molasses

One tablespoon has about 137 mg.

 

Kelp

One cup of raw kelp has 136 mg.

 

Tahini

Two tablespoons of raw tahini (sesame seed butter) have 126 mg.

 

Broccoli

Two cups of boiled broccoli have 124 mg.

 

Swiss Chard

One cup of boiled chard has 102 mg.

 

Kale

One cup of boiled kale has 94 mg.

 

Brazil Nuts

Two ounces of Brazil nuts (12 nuts) have 90 mg.

 

Celery

Two cups of raw celery have 81 mg.

 

Almonds

One ounce of almonds (23 nuts) has 75 mg.

 

Papaya

One medium papaya has 73 mg.

 

Flax Seeds

Two tablespoons of flax seeds have 52 mg.

 

Oranges

One medium orange has 52 mg.

 

Nancy C.

 

East Texas