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Thanks for your input, Bill. I was referring to the eggshell for the hatchling in the context of the microbe load it may carry more than for calcium content. But, yes - great way to recycle that calcium!!
It seems I didn't pick up on that beneficial microbe load on the egg shells as your reason for feeding them. Upon my first reading of the post I thought it was meant for the calcium they contained, but since you mentioned microbes, it started me thinking. There could also be the possibility of bacteria from outside of the mother in the soil or nesting medium, plus parasite eggs or oocysts from the mother on those same egg shells along with any beneficial bacteria.
Just playing the devil's advocate there.
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