Chickens do lay all their eggs in one basket, hence suitable diet is not merely talk but also extremely essential. Demand the Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to be given more attention. These little triggers contain a high calcium content that chickens consume like confetti during a procession, not only as an unusual appetiser. Find out more!
Let us to start the calcium conversation. Your hen lays roughly 94% calcium carbonate eggshells. Fall short in the calcium part and discover delicate, thin shells. Nobody likes to open the nesting boxes to find run-off messes rather than food. In that sense, BSFL shines really brilliantly. While many feeds have to be “doctored up” with limestone supplements, BSFL come naturally constructed with a calcium to phosphorus ratio much above what you will find in traditional feed bugs like mealworms.
After months of looking for broken eggs, my neighbor Fran switched her flock to a diet heavy in BSFL. Two weeks later she could clink eggs together without breaking. Laughing, “It was like changing from paper plates to china.” The results transcend mere shell strength as well.
BSFL offer minerals, but also more. Their quick breakdown in the digestive tract guarantees easy absorption of nutrients. Chickens get their calcium; you get eggs that won’t collapse in the morning scramble. Less undigested waste also translates into less housekeeping for you.
Not sure whether your flock would take them? Like children on Halloween night, most chickens show great joy, beaks flying, feet stomping. Give them free choice as a further boost or include them into regular meals. See how your egg basket evolves from delicate to beautiful every morning as you observe the glossy feathers on procession.
Never undervalue the need of high calcium BSFL for your chicken diet. It’s a game of inches, and eggshell thickness. Try that and see if your hens don’t strut a little taller and if your eggs sound a little firmer!