chickenlady
New Member
This is a bit of a weird question I'm afraid.
I keep poultry and one of the items we feed to them is crushed oystershell (to provide calcium) and this is soluble in the chickens' gizzard and so we give it to them in their feed every so often. Now, if this is soluble in a chickens' insides - why doesn't the shell of the oyster dissolve when it's in the sea, with a live oyster inside it.
How does the oyster keep its' shell ??
Any advice much appreciated.
I was asked this question by another poultry breeder and had to confess that I didn't know the answer so I thought maybe you marine experts would know.
Many thanks.
I keep poultry and one of the items we feed to them is crushed oystershell (to provide calcium) and this is soluble in the chickens' gizzard and so we give it to them in their feed every so often. Now, if this is soluble in a chickens' insides - why doesn't the shell of the oyster dissolve when it's in the sea, with a live oyster inside it.
How does the oyster keep its' shell ??
Any advice much appreciated.
I was asked this question by another poultry breeder and had to confess that I didn't know the answer so I thought maybe you marine experts would know.
Many thanks.