Egg Shells? Safe?
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13 years ago
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Egg shells as pH buffer in compost?
Comments (7)Eggshells may break down but they never fully decompose. And this has been substantiated by scientific trials. By 'breaking down', I mean that any physical activity that involves the egg shells breaks them into smaller and smaller pieces so no obvious visible evidence that the shells remain. That includes adding to the compost (where even the weight of other ingredients can shatter them, let alone turning, etc.) or activities of soil organisms and plant roots exerting pressures. A reasonable assumption to conclude that because they can no longer be seen or recognized as egg shells they have decomposed but those individual shell pieces - regardless of size - will remain intact indefinitely. There are actually archeological digs that have found evidence of egg shells that are more than a 100 years old. And still almost fully intact....See Moreshould I include eggs (not egg shells)?
Comments (21)If I leave the chicken house in winter with sixteen eggs, three of them dirty and no customers, I will heave three said eggs toward compost 20 feet away from plowed driveway. I always hope to shoot them through the mesh, but sometimes I get a high fly going on, and the egg lands somehow unscathed in the center of the pile. Now that I've experienced popping into a seventh month old egg, I'm more likely to specifically aim for the egg with my pitchfork during the next turning. Here's how many undesirable eggs I will put in my compost per year: eggs I don't want to eat or sell + any other eggs I don't want to eat or sell = eggs in my compost...See MoreHow many egg shells to add?
Comments (6)we add egg shells regularly. It is especially good to give a good sprinkle of them to a freshly set up bin with bran new bedding. It gives them the grit to help break down their food. Anyway, we let the shells dry out and then use an old coffee grinder to powder them. A sprinkle in the worm food can before taking it out to the worm bin is good. I will sometimes keep a container of the powdered egg shells by the bin to sprinkle over the surface when I add new bedding. As many egg shells as you family can go though is probably quite safe and appropriate. If you have an outside sources for large amounts of egg shell, that could be too much and probably better spread around the garden or compost bin. Here is a link that might be useful: My Bins...See Moremixing semi gloss white trim and egg shell white door?
Comments (3)The door will take more abuse than the trim do the same semigloss for the doors....See MorePriswell
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