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Homemade Chicken Feed Recipe (Soy-Free, Non-GMO)

A simple, balanced homemade chicken feed recipe using whole grains and natural ingredients—perfect for backyard flocks.
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Ingredients Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 50 lbs black oil sunflower seeds BOSS – 14% protein
  • 25 lbs hulled black oil sunflower seeds 31% protein
  • 25 lbs corn/wheat mix 11% protein
  • 5 lbs flax seed 25.6% protein
  • ¾ –1 cup cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup diatomaceous earth DE
  • 1 cup salt

Notes

  1. Combine all grains and seeds in a large bin or feed container.
  2. Mix thoroughly to distribute protein sources evenly.
  3. Add cayenne pepper, DE, and salt, and stir again.
  4. Offer eggshells or calcium source free-choice.
  5. Store in a dry, rodent-proof container.
Free-choice supplements:
Raw milk (optional – used on our farm in place of oyster shell
Crumbled eggshells or oyster shell.