scavenging for chicken food ok?

mathewmarie · May 4, 2015

Well, I am frugal and I hate waste. My vhickens get lots of scraps from plates and cutting boards at my house and they love it. But I also have tossed trimmings from deer I have taken and they eat it up. Even rib cages get picked over over a course of a couple weeks. They seem fine.

I am considering carp fishing with an aim toward feeding the catch to the chickens. Is this a horrible idea?

chickengeorgeto · May 4, 2015

I think that it's fine if done in moderation, say in conjunction with a mostly grain diet. Keep the fish fresh by keeping the servings often and small or your birds could be facing serious health issues.

donrae · May 4, 2015

We feed fish scraps to the birds with no problems. You have to have a tolerance for the unbeaten parts laying in the run, though.....I've never had a problem with the eggs tasting fishy either.

RonP · May 5, 2015

There could be a parasite issue with freshwater fish.

That said, some birds eat freshwater fish as their main diet...I have never had issues.

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