Thin Shelled Eggs... an epidemic

[micstrachan]

I don't think that the 'seeds and grains' type of diets work out as well as crumbles or pelleted feeds. The birds will pick out the tastiest stuff and leave the rest, and the vitamin/ mineral mix sifts to the bottom and isn't eaten well enough. Getting back to a good all-flock feed with separate oyster shell is best, IMO. I don't feed the lower protein 16% stuff either.
See if things get better over time, at least a few weeks.
Mary

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[slordaz]

Thanks! I can pick up a bag of the old stuff tomorrow. Unfortunately I just bought a 50 pound bag of the new stuff last week. Maybe I'll just use it sparingly and occasionally.

or mix them together. To much of one thing is bad for them over time, I keep mine on flock raiser and add oyster shell on the side they can eat as they like , haven't had but 1 or 2 during a molt

 

[Stephh0701]

I was using the grain type too for my chickens and my first layer (sophie) ended up laying a shelless egg and then a lash egg, all while seeming to feel horrible. And this was after only 2 eggs... so I quickly switched to an organic crumble and haven't had the same issue with my other girls thankfully, although out of six only 4 lay. Poor sophie doesn't lay at all anymore.