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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4104086" data-attributes="member: 45773">I raised my chicks on Nutrena Organic crumbles.  It's seems to have worked out well for them.  I've since switched over to a layer recipe.  Since they've started laying I'm saving all the egg shells and mixing them in with feed rather than pay for oyster shells.  I just bake them for a few mins until they're nice and dry and crush them up about the size of red pepper flakes.  Mix that in with their feed and it's a good and cheap calcium source for them.They're pretty much free range during the day and I can tell you they're wreaking havoc on the grasshopper and cricket population.We only have 11 but they're consistently providing 5 to 7 eggs per day.  We're gonna have more eggs than we know what to do with soon.</blockquote>