Acorns?

[7acres]

Mature oak trees can grow up to 80 feet tall with canopies spanning more than 100 feet wide. Even on saplings, the elliptical-shaped leaves are too high off the ground for chickens to reach, but the both the leaves and the acorns that drop in the fall contain tannic acid, which can cause lack of appetite, frequent urination, excessive thirst and diarrhea. Instead of cutting down trees, confine chickens to acorn-free areas.

Saw this on another site. Your opinions?

 

[sylviethecochin]

Mature oak trees can grow up to 80 feet tall with canopies spanning more than 100 feet wide. Even on saplings, the elliptical-shaped leaves are too high off the ground for chickens to reach, but the both the leaves and the acorns that drop in the fall contain tannic acid, which can cause lack of appetite, frequent urination, excessive thirst and diarrhea. Instead of cutting down trees, confine chickens to acorn-free areas.

Saw this on another site. Your opinions?

I sometimes smash acorns so my chickens can eat the insides as treats. They enjoy this. I've occasionally seen them peck apart sprouted acorns (which have most of the tannic acid washed out) But to eat an entire acorn, swallowing it whole? Nah. They'll leave that to the ducks. And they'd prefer to eat young grass sprouts; mature leaves are yech. Since they aren't eating enough to bother them, why stop them?

 

[Al Capon]

I'm surrounded by Post oaks. Have never seen one of my chickens even attempt to eat an acorn.

 

[imnukensc]

Several oak trees in my yard that the chickens free range daily. I don't worry about it. I've yet to see a chicken with frequent urination problems, lack of appetite, excessive thirst, or diarrhea.

 

[7acres]

I sometimes smash acorns so my chickens can eat the insides as treats. They enjoy this. I've occasionally seen them peck apart sprouted acorns (which have most of the tannic acid washed out) But to eat an entire acorn, swallowing it whole? Nah. They'll leave that to the ducks. And they'd prefer to eat young grass sprouts; mature leaves are yech. Since they aren't eating enough to bother them, why stop them?

I sometimes smash acorns so my chickens can eat the insides as treats. They enjoy this. I've occasionally seen them peck apart sprouted acorns (which have most of the tannic acid washed out) But to eat an entire acorn, swallowing it whole? Nah. They'll leave that to the ducks. And they'd prefer to eat young grass sprouts; mature leaves are yech. Since they aren't eating enough to bother them, why stop them?

Good. Especially since I have several acres of thick oaks and the run is right in the middle. We had a lot of oaks when I was a kid and didn’t remember any begging for water or wearing Depends.

 

[Timothy Menezes]

I personally think that's a big pile of doodoo. My place is covered in oak trees, its a non issue. Unless of course you were to try and feed them acorns instead of chicken food.

 

[7acres]

I'm surrounded by Post oaks. Have never seen one of my chickens even attempt to eat an acorn.

Got any post oaks like this?