Are plums okay for hens to eat?

[caralouise1974]

My recently recovering poorly BO is very particular indeed about what she will eat, and today I discovered that she really likes over-ripe plums!

She won't touch broccoli (our bluebelle on the other hand adores it) and it's great to find a relatively healthy 'fresh' alternative.

They both turned their beaks up at me when I tried bananas and live yoghurt ('fussy and spoilt' is my husband's verdict!).

I know citrus and avocado aren't good for them, but can't find anything telling me a definitive answer for plums.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[caralouise1974]

Are plums called something different in the US? I have a feeling they might be! Sorry.

Still, has anyone got any ideas if they're okay for the chooks?

 

[joy]

Mine love plums and grapes.

 

[crtrlovr]

mine like plums, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, etc. They're icked out by bananas, it's like they can't get them wiped off their beaks fast enough!

They positively gorged themselves on windfall pears last year; they had fat full crops all the time!

 

[Chauntecleer's Keeper]

Mine love grapes, raisins, strawberries, apples, pears, but I always remove the seeds when I dice up the apples or pears. Often times, fruit with pits or seeds can have trace ammounts of cyanide in them. I would just make sure that if your plums have pits, remove them.

 

[caralouise1974]

Fab, thanks for the reassurance everyone!

Will continue with the plums, but will remove the stones before feeding to my beloved fussy Henrietta!

 

[ScoobyRoo]

I have 2 plum trees and they will clean up the ground for me where ever a plum may have fallen. and peaches and apples and cherries and blackberries and............20 years ago when planting these fruit trees and bushes, I never thought I would be competing with chickens.

 

[silkiechick101]

mine like plums, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.  They're icked out by bananas, it's like they can't get them wiped off their beaks fast enough!  /img/smilies/big_smile.png  They positively gorged themselves on windfall pears last year; they had fat full crops all the time!

Great

thanks but chickens can't have grapes

 

[puss58]

Why do you say chickens can't have grapes? Mine love them.

 

[arobbins]

Chickens can have seeks grassroots and for the chicks you might want to cut them up.
http://www.rentacoop.com/Chicken-Treats.html