Crazychickengirl2
Songster
What are some scraps that chikens like and are healthy at the same time? I read somewhere that scraps are bad. Is that true?
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It's not the feed companies, they are just giving people what they want. Different chicken owners want different things.What did chickens do before feed companies?
This sort of reminds me of the time I was chewed out on the forum for saying I put free rocks in my chick waterers to keep the chicks from drowning. If I loved my chicks enough I'd go buy some pretty marbles to use instead of making them look at those ugly free rocks. For some people, whatever their reasoning, scraps may be bad. Their chickens probably won't feel that way but they might. If you can eat it the chickens should be able to eat it. Just don't overdo any of one thing. Moderation is the key.What are some scraps that chikens like and are healthy at the same time? I read somewhere that scraps are bad. Is that true?
Like everything else, OK in moderation. Mine wander in the orchard and eat some of any fruit that falls, including seeds or pits. That's apples. pears, plums, and peaches. These pits contain substances that people will tell you they can't eat. It will kill them. But mine don't die, don't get sick either. That's because of dosage. There is not enough "poison" in the number of seeds they eat to cause any problems. I've found a plum pit in the gizzard of a chicken I butchered. There is no doubt in my mind that they eat seeds when they are cleaning up fruit.Now, I am wondering about cherries.
I had bought a sack of cherries and a couple were mushed up.
I know they can eat the flesh, but wonder if they would eat the pits.
Which is probably not good.
thanks. I was not too worried about the small amounts of cyanide but about the size of the pit. Cherries are not abundant here, so a handful would be the most they could score.Like everything else, OK in moderation. Mine wander in the orchard and eat some of any fruit that falls, including seeds or pits. That's apples. pears, plums, and peaches. These pits contain substances that people will tell you they can't eat. It will kill them. But mine don't die, don't get sick either. That's because of dosage. There is not enough "poison" in the number of seeds they eat to cause any problems. I've found a plum pit in the gizzard of a chicken I butchered. There is no doubt in my mind that they eat seeds when they are cleaning up fruit.