Acorns

[dadsdeercamp]

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Rake and snow shovel my yard is coverd in oak tree. I raked a spot (10' by 20') next to the side walk and scooped the off the sidewalk, filled two 75 lb feed sacks.

 

[dadsdeercamp]

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I have no idea but a quick google search resulted in a long list of pages. Two that seemed to have sensible instructions:

http://www.almanac.com/content/how-prepare-acorns-cooking-0
http://siouxme.com/acorn.html

I got some leaching with water.Trying this http://www.sanaturalareas.org/acorns.html

 

[EMAW]

While the acorns do have tannins and if consumed in high amounts may cause problems for your flock, there are too many types of wild poultry and other animals that rely on acorns as the primary food source this time of year. Wood ducks and turkey come to mind, not to mention other ducks, deer, and pigs.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I raked up and shoveled acorns last week and threw them into the fire ring, lots of popping and some would come flying out onto the ground. I had a hose going so i wouldn't burn down everything around it! couple days later the chickens were around the fire ring eating roasted acorns

 

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This sounds like a plan.Fire today

 

[chfite]

Upon reading the material from Cornell University, it seems that there is not much concern about chickens eating acorns from the ground. The paper allows as how air-drying breaks down the available tannins. Moreover, the percentage intake limitations are given as a percentage of diet. This begs the question of how much of an acorn is tannin and how does that compare to a tablespoon of chicken feed?

I won't be going outside to remove acorns from the ground.

Chris