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I wouldn't go adding vitamins and minerals to feed as a general policy. I recommend only doing it for a hen that is having stubborn shell issues, and only for as long as it takes to see improvement. Notice I only recommended the magnesium and D3 for one month.

I have an idea. Perhaps this little gal is having an issue with absorption. Vitamin D is important for absorption and so is magnesium, but magnesium isn't very often added to feed. If you're feeding layer feed, look on the sew tag and see how much D3 and magnesium is in it. If it's lower than...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463624/ A government study on the role of vitamin E in poultry reproductive systems. This is the important take-away from the article - "Based on the observations reviewed here, we found that a moderate amount of vitamin E in poultry diet...

When we have a calcium issue in our flocks, we can sometimes get carried away with the calcium treatment. I need to remind everyone that too much calcium can cause kidney issues, resulting in kidney stones. I try to stress that calcium tablets, which are highly concentrated calcium, are meant...

The best way to give calcium carbonate is by free choice from oyster shell always being provided. This way, a hen will respond to her inner craving for calcium by eating as much of the oyster shell as she needs. Another thing to keep in mind about oyster shell is to inspect the supply regularly...

@Shadrach has stated something very important, and I want to stress that there are different forms of calcium, and they work differently as well as containing different amounts of actual calcium. Calcium citrate has half the calcium as calcium carbonate, but the citrate works twice as fast. Due...

Give one pill. This dosing issue came up recently when a member pointed out to us that we were confusing the label dosage recommendation with the actual amount of calcium in a single tablet. In the US, it's legally permitted to state that the calcium amount in a dosage right on the front label...

It's for short term use only. The longest you want to give it would be two weeks. Beyond that, it can start to take a toll on the kidneys.