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The store sells chicken treats because people buy them. If you read the nutritional information on the labels, you will see that none of the "treats" has the right nutrients to be a complete chicken food. Most of them have warnings, saying to only let the chickens have a small amount each day...

The rest of that may be true (I don't know enough to say either way), but Buckwheat is not a legume. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat "Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), or common buckwheat, is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae"

In addition to that, two of the four say that raw rice is fine for chickens.

We all know that SOME sources say not to give uncooked rice to chickens. The issue is, are those sources right or wrong? The internet has plenty of wrong information. Repeating the wrong information does not make it right. If you want your list to be correct, you need to figure out what is...

That would apply to all other grains as well: they absorb moisture and swell, and they contain high levels of carbohydrates. Is there anything saying that rice behaves differently than other grains, in any way that would matter to a chicken?

It has probably not changed the list of what foods are dangerous vs. safe for them to eat, but I agree it has almost certainly changed the amount of food they need, and the balance of which nutrients they need in what amounts (obvious example: laying an egg every day requires more calcium than...

That is a problem with the seasoning, not with the kale itself. The same problem could happen with any other veggie. That sounds like a good idea. I was wondering about putting a note on each one, but your suggestion would be much tidier.

The original poster is probably not able to edit the list by now. For people without a PFM, the edit window only lasts 24 hours. (Yes, this would be a reason to make lists like this in article format instead of in a thread.)

Except that is not necessarily true. If someone is butchering an animal, and tosses scraps to the chickens while they work, those scraps will be fresh (some people do this.) And the list does not have any warnings about mice or rodents needing to be fresh. Someone could easily set traps, then...

Probably human hang-ups, if I had to guess. Freshness could sometimes be a difference: if the chickens catch the mouse and eat it immediately, as compared with meat that is killed, transported, stored, sold, etc. But if the meat is stored safely (correct temperature, etc) I don't think it would...

I grew up raising chickens, taught by someone who in turn grew up raising chickens... I follow the basic principle of "toss it in the chicken run, let them decide." Over quite a few years, with some hundreds of chickens (cumulative), I have not yet seen a chicken die or even show any obvious...

I see ham, olives, pasta, and pizza as "yes" with a warning about salt, and meat as "yes" with a warning about fat. But french fries say "no" because of fat and salt. A few bites of French Fries are not going to be a big deal-- I think they should be "in moderation" as well.