Did you use CLAMPS while the glue was cooling down?

Agree totally, learned that one the hard way when my first spine warped after a week on the shelf.

Yeah but planting them too deep can rot the stem before those bonus roots even get a chance to grow.

Switched to free choice oyster shells too and it was a game changer. My Rhode Island Reds would barely touch them at first but now they go through a whole container every couple weeks. I started leaving a little tray of crushed eggshells and oyster shells mixed together near their waterer and they pick at it throughout the day. Also been putting a splash of apple cider vinegar in their water every now and then, heard it helps with calcium absorption. Kept noticing soft shells on some of my older hens last year and this combo seems to dial that in.

Keep doing that and you'll notice how many things are just sipping power all day long for no reason. It's kind of wild how much electricity we waste on things that aren't even doing anything. Once you start looking for it, you'll see the same pattern everywhere like leaving lights on in empty rooms or running the AC when nobody's home.