Chickens eat fish?

[ChickiesNSA]

I thought about catching some minnows for my chickens the other day, decided to check with you all first. So glad I did ! Now I'm excited !

 

[marystrother]

So if I clean bass or walleye, I can give everything but the skin, raw to the chickens? Also, I should clean the remains up to avoid raccoons etc.?

 

[rottnwarrior]

I know this is an older post but if it helps anyone, I feed my chickens fish with no problems. I don't worry about the skin or bones or anything. At first I would chop them into small finger size chunks that they would swallow right up. Now just a couple slices so they can get into it and off they go. Cuts the feed bill right down. No I don't cook it.

 

[Howard E]

I know this is an old thread, but for those living in the midwest who know about the Asian carp problem, there is a potential solution looming on the horizon......

http://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/cri...sive-asian-carp-as-sustainable-fish-meal.html

I sent an inquiry to some DNR folks who confirmed these carp are a good source of methionine.

I'd like to have 100 pounds of them chunked in the freezer. Dunk em in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes, call over the girls and stand back. I about lost a hand a while back feeding them some left over tuna steak.

For those who don't know about Asian carp...............