WPFarmstead
Songster
i only put less than 10 percent flax in the mixture I give.....
as for chia it will be a very tiny amount.
Plus as to the veggies they only get a little.
and thids thread is about homemade feed not bagged commercial soy loaded stuff. thanks all
Yes, I realize that, but if the eggs are soft shelled, you have an issue with the fees or with the bird. For me, it would be worth finding out which is the issue, as if it's the feed you can change your formula and improve it an ditch the bagged stuff altogether. If it's the bird, you can either cull or just deal with it until the bird passes on its own.
I personally much prefer homemade feed, but even when I do buy commercial feed, I do not buy soy or gmo laden feed as we sell our eggs based on that label. We feed our birds the best stuff possible, because that passes into the meat and down to the egg, which is not just better for me to eat, but also better for when we hatch chicks as better nourished chicks thrive much better from the start.
What I said was not intended to be offensive, I was merely commenting on how I would work out the issue if it occurred in my own flock. I have over 75 chickens and ducks and can count on one hand the number of soft-shelled or thin shelled eggs I've gotten in the last 6 months.