Alternative Protein (animal scraps)?

[U_Stormcrow]

Mine get goat carcass - but its not a significant portion of their diet. I really need to process more goats.

 

[DemeterAD9]

Adding small game animals to the list of things I've fed my chickens. I shot a few squirrels and trapped several muskrats so I cooked them up in the crock pot, ate most the squirrel, deboned the rest and fed it to the birds. They've also been getting some winter squash that are starting to turn, baked before hand for easier consumption. Of course they love it!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

I give mine beef and.....chicken. Despite the cannibalism aspect it's actually very beneficial to their health.

 

[bearcreekbees]

I give mine beef and.....chicken. Despite the cannibalism aspect it's actually very beneficial to their health.

Chicken specifically? Or meat in general?

I do not feed my chickens raw meat from any poultry species, including chickens. I will feed cooked poultry meat but not willing to risk disease transmission between species (bird flu, etc.) by feeding raw.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Just meat in general but we give ours a variety of kitchen scraps. The meat is all cooked.

 

[DemeterAD9]

Birds got some roadkill rabbit, critters just love to play chicken on the road. My car is an indiscriminate killer. I on the other hand, am not. Caught this big old possum in the dog proof trap. She had a pouch full of babies so I took her for a ride and let her go across the creek.

Now if this was a coon with a litter of babies in tow I’m not sure the result would be the same… even baby coons are vicious and I’m not too keen on getting bit!