Corn husks?

[keystonepaul]

Are the corn husks and silk ok for the chickens to eat? Thanks, Keystonepaul

 

[Davaroo]

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Uh, I wouldn't personally waste my time. There isn't much real value to a chicken in them. Chop them into the compost pile.
Now for chickens, grow greens: beet, collard, turnip, chard, etc. THats the stuff they crave.

 

[cw]

i fed some to some cornish x rocks cause we grew a surplus, but we fed the whole cob as well it wont hurt em, but youll be surprised at how much they eat. the shucks they seem to prefer dry

 

[jwchicklady]

mine won't eat them

 

[stethomps]

We cook corn on the grill in the husks just about everyday during the summer. We throw the scraps and the uneaten cobs to the chickens; husk and all, and they pick it clean.

 

[keystonepaul]

Thanks all. Dave I beets, collard greens and turnips growing for the chickens...well for all of us really but lots planted with the chickens in mind. They've been eating well this summer. Thanks all. Keystonepaul

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Mine wont eat them either

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Mine won't eat them either, in fact we have a feed corn feild next to us and I am allowed to take as much feed corn as I want for the hens. So I picked a few today and it wasn't quite done yet. I gave it to the girls anyhow after taking the husks off and I got yelled at something terrible! LOL They complained up a storm becasue they wanted that nice plump corn like they had LAST year

Silly chickens! So it all got chucked into the compost pile.