Can you give chickens their eggs scrambled?

pamonarch said:

is straw better than hay? I have mostly hay, but can get some straw if it holds the heat better.

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NNYchick said:

I heard straw does not mold like hay does. I have been adding to my flooring too. So far I have used pine shavings, straw and dried maple leaves as I have 5 large maple trees on my property so they are plentiful this time of year. My silkies do not roost they huddle on the ground at night, so I have added an insulated igloo dog house and training them to use it.

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NNYchick said:

I prefer the shavings and leaves to the straw. It's easier to stir up. I bought it so I'm using it.

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gryeyes said:

Yup, scrambled eggs is a great treat, especially when they are molting. (Just dont salt anything you cook for them - chickens do NOT tolerate salt well at all.) They can utilize the extra protein dose from the eggs to foster feather growth.

I frequently have too many eggs on hand (hazard of a large, mixed flock and very few egg customers).

Another treat I cook is the "Chicken Egg Loaf" - I bake a slew of eggs for them in a 13x9 baking dish or pan. Two, three dozen eggs. Just crack 'em in to the pan and don't even worry if some shell falls into the egg slurry. The yolks can be whole or broken. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes to an hour, whenever the middle is no longer gelatinous. Let it cool and cut it into squares or just dump it out for the flock.

They love it and it's good for 'em. Gets rid of lots of eggs in one fell swoop, plus you don't have to stand there at the stove scrambling a few eggs at a time.

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