Do you ever?

[jforsness]

As a treat, I occasionally give the 3 B's a little bit o' cooked chicken. Does anyone else do this? Is it right? Just curious as they love the taste of chicken (and cheese).

 

[gritsar]

If you choose to feed it, it's a good source of protein for them. They only look at it as food, not their great aunt Betsy.

 

[moduckman]

My chickens go ga-ga over canned cat food. I will occassionally give them a treat of Wal_mart canned "fish-type" catfood. When they hear the can open they come running.

 

[azelgin]

We let ours pick over whatever makes it past the dogs and cat. Somewhere out there on the ranch is a chicken foot they ran off with, that they got ahold of at butchering time. It was a little morbid to see them all chasing after the thief with a leg hanging out of its beak.

 

[jforsness]

Re-assuring replies - thank you

My wife is vegetarian and gives me 'the look' when I treat my B's with a little tasty chickie snack. I say "hey, they're omnivores, they don't know the difference"

 

[gritsar]

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I should invite her to my house. She can watch my chooks beat the snot out of a frog by beating it against the wall of the house before they consume it. Now that's gross!

 

[Dawn419]

We feed our flock any well-cooked meat left-overs that we have...chicken included, especially in the winter time.

Just like alot of things about raising chickens, it purely a personal choice.

Dawn

 

[omelette'smom]

Ya-the frog thing is nasty! I never expected them to do that! They chased each other trying to get a turn thrashing the poor thing. I also saw them with a bat (but i didn't let them eat it.)