4. Wild Birds

Crushed, dried eggshells in bite-sized items may be positioned within the fowl feeders.  This would offer wild birds with extra calcium and minerals.  The wild birds would profit the identical as feeding again to your individual chickens, which takes us to #5.

5. Feeding again to your Chickens!

I do know, you in all probability have been “warned” that feeding eggshells again to your chickens will trigger them to turn out to be egg eaters. I guarantee you that feeding again dried, crumbled egg shells to your chickens won’t trigger them to turn out to be egg eaters. The truth is, it might scale back the danger as a result of the elevated calcium ranges will create thicker more healthy shells.   You possibly can add the crushed egg shell into their feed bowl or have a facet dish with the egg shells, which may exchange your want to offer Oyster Shells. 

6. Espresso Additive

What? Espresso? The espresso you drink every morning? Sure, you possibly can have it as one thing you devour as soon as it has been correctly cleaned, dehydrated, and saved. Pulverized right into a powder, you possibly can then add to the grounds the equal of 1 egg per 4 cups of espresso. The shells get brewed with the grounds, not as one thing added rather than creamer.  This can scale back acidity in your espresso whereas additionally offering some extra calcium. This can be a actually nice possibility when you’re tenting and must prepare dinner these grounds over your campfire. 

7. Soiled Pots and Pans

The dish scrubby generally is simply not abrasive sufficient to eliminate the entire meals baked alongside the perimeters. Crushed egg shells, along with your wanted cleaning soap and water can scale back the period of time wanted to get your pans clear. If you end up performed you possibly can nonetheless take your sink strainer and dump the shells into your compost for double use. 

8. Seed Starters

As a substitute of buying plastic seed starter cups you can begin your seeds in a clear egg shell packed together with your potting combine. When it’s time to plant in your backyard you possibly can merely squeeze somewhat additional to interrupt it open in order that the roots haven’t any bother discovering their manner out.  Double profit because the shell will present extra calcium and minerals to the soil because it decomposes.