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ground egg shells

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Nate

he's our angel- :)

Barked: Wed Jun 23, '10 8:02pm PST


	when you add the ground egg shells do you mix in just before feeding or before you actually cook the food. i always add it to their food just before feeding.

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Sassy

Princess and the- Pea

Barked: Wed Jun 23, '10 8:20pm PST


	I usually add it when I add the water so I can mix it in well. Minerals can be added anytime. Something like fish oil or Nupro probably needs to be added as the food is served up.

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Nate

he's our angel- :)

Barked: Thu Jun 24, '10 9:40pm PST


	the reason why i ask is that i have recently noticed what looks like the ground egg shells come out in there poops. i have always added the egg shells just before serving but started to doubt myself.

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Sassy

Princess and the- Pea

Barked: Thu Jun 24, '10 9:49pm PST


	I found that I needed to bake the shells until they are crisp to get them to grind up well. Unless they are a powder the dogs may not be absorbing the calcium. Even using a coffee grinder I needed those shells crispy. Annoying. I would use the microwave sometimes but the oven really works best. Since it is a mineral it doesn't matter if the shells get brown or not if they are baked too long.

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Nate

he's our angel- :)

Barked: Thu Jun 24, '10 10:15pm PST


	i too use your method sassy as that is what you taught me way back when. i will be making a new batch soon so i will cook the egg shells even longer...thanks!

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Jasmine,- Chase,- Maggie

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Barked: Fri Jun 25, '10 2:24pm PST


	I save the eggshells in a dish in the fridge and then roast them in the toaster oven when I get enough. They always grind well for me that way. I store them in a dish in the freezer.

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Bonzer

I'm a good boy!

Barked: Fri Jul 2, '10 1:43pm PST


	I give Bonzer crushed eggshells (bought finely crushed. I've never noticed any in his poops but then I only look at them if I suspect he has worms

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quigley

wigley- quigley,the- quigster

Barked: Fri Jul 2, '10 1:47pm PST


	We grind ours in a mortar and pestle , so they are really fine. We have noticed if they are too chunky they do pass in the poop and you can see them, so they need to be really fine like a powder.

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Rossi

My Love, My- Life, My Rossi- gal

Barked: Sun Jul 4, '10 7:56pm PST


	I blend the egg shells in the blender into a fine powder and pour it into a glass jar using a sifter. The fine powder will go through the sifter and into the jar,while the bigger pieces of shells will rest on the sifter itself.Then I will blend these pieces once again to make them fine. So far so good, I dun see them coming out from her other end. Edited by author Sun Jul 4, '10 7:58pm PST