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Are cranberries okay for chickens?

Discussion in 'Feeding & Watering Your Flock' started by cochin_kookoo, Jan 2, 2012.

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  1. Jan 2, 2012 #1
    cochin_kookoo

    cochin_kookoo Out Of The Brooder

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    I had some cranberries go bad and want to feed them to my flock but I didn't know if cranberries are an okay food. It seemed random so if anybody knows that would be great. I will not feed the berries to them until I hear back.
     
  3. Jan 2, 2012 #2
    EweSheep

    EweSheep Flock Mistress

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    Yep you can feed it to them. I feed mine cranberry jelly and they went ape over it!
     
  5. Jan 2, 2012 #3
    SteveBaz

    SteveBaz Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Absolutely a great food but to much of anything rule. Balance is the secret.
     
  7. Jan 3, 2012 #4
    Imp

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    Depends on what you mean by "go bad". Chickens are suseptible to food borne illness. I would not feed them anything I would not eat myself. Moldy, spoiled, rotten foods are not a good idea.

    Imp
     
  9. Jan 3, 2012 #5
    ChickensAreSweet

    ChickensAreSweet Heavenly Grains for Hens

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    Quote:I agree with Imp.
     
  11. Jan 3, 2012 #6
    mojomamma

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    I fed mine a lot of cranberries around Thanksgiving, right out of the bag, 1 of the hens loved them so much she would just swallow them whole!
     

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