Arizona Chickens

[meetthebubus]

Well, I won't believe it lol there are things not well known about chickens, even in the chicken keeping community. I mean, having too much spiciness has to have some negative effect, like in their lining,

Our taste buds aren't the only thing that suffers a hot pepper, the lips, stomach , eyes,
Chickens are good at hiding suffering....

Anyhow don't worry, I still realize I could be wrong.

 

[igorsMistress]

Well, I won't believe it lol there are things not well known about chickens, even in the chicken keeping community. I mean, having too much spiciness has to have some negative effect, like in their lining,

Our taste buds aren't the only thing that suffers a hot pepper, the lips, stomach , eyes,
Chickens are good at hiding suffering....

Anyhow don't worry, I still realize I could be wrong.

I thought the same thing even thiugh I read the same info, why doesn't it tear up their crop and stuff? I didn't do it on purpose though, they ate it off a plant that was close to the wire around the garden.

 

[DesertChic]

That looks great! What big girls they are! I was just recording my chick tonight and saying how big she looks! They might like a ladder to get up on, my ee's like theirs!

Funny story my buffs hate ladders they are scared of them so I use cinder blocks for a step up, their roosts are much lower than the ee's you'll notice close to a year old some of your girls will be nice n fat and not wanting to jump even an inch lol




@DesertChic @igorsMistress

Really? so you are talking jalapeños, Serranos, Carolina reapers? The stuff that makes our eyes water and mouth burn? That surprises me, its interesting though I only dare to give bell peppers

My husband and I actually don't eat hot/spicy anything, so my birds have mainly been given hot chili flakes, which I add to their soaked/fermented feed at least once per month. Just as with humans, the capsacin fights off inflammation and is purported to help prevent various parasites in chickens. When my eldest rooster sprained his leg, I would soak him in a warm Epsom salt bath daily and specifically fed him chili flakes in his post-soak "treat". The swelling went down after a single day and he healed very quickly.

 

[igorsMistress]

My husband and I actually don't eat hot/spicy anything, so my birds have mainly been given hot chili flakes, which I add to their soaked/fermented feed at least once per month. Just as with humans, the capsacin fights off inflammation and is purported to help prevent various parasites in chickens. When my eldest rooster sprained his leg, I would soak him in a warm Epsom salt bath daily and specifically fed him chili flakes in his post-soak "treat". The swelling went down after a single day and he healed very quickly.

How much do you add? You're talking what you get in the spice section in the supermarket right?

 

[meetthebubus]

My husband and I actually don't eat hot/spicy anything, so my birds have mainly been given hot chili flakes, which I add to their soaked/fermented feed at least once per month. Just as with humans, the capsacin fights off inflammation and is purported to help prevent various parasites in chickens. When my eldest rooster sprained his leg, I would soak him in a warm Epsom salt bath daily and specifically fed him chili flakes in his post-soak "treat". The swelling went down after a single day and he healed very quickly.

Very interesting, I love hearing of natural remedies for chickens

 

[cavemanrich]

Here is my view on Hot Peppers.
If you give relatively mild peppers to chickens, Like used in chili, or on nachos, it should not have negative effect. I do eat Hot Food (like chili, and tacos) I do not overdo the HOT. If I do, I encounter what I call after-burn. Sensation is not anywhere near my taste buds.
I do not use peppers like the Carolina Reaper. Those are EXTREMELY POTENT. If I'm correct these have to be handled with caution when cutting. Probably 1 pepper into 500 gallons of water makes a HOT tasting liquid. I think peppers in that category would damage chickens internal track.

 

[igorsMistress]

Here is my view on Hot Peppers.
If you give relatively mild peppers to chickens, Like used in chili, or on nachos, it should not have negative effect. I do eat Hot Food (like chili, and tacos) I do not overdo the HOT. If I do, I encounter what I call after-burn. Sensation is not anywhere near my taste buds.
I do not use peppers like the Carolina Reaper. Those are EXTREMELY POTENT. If I'm correct these have to be handled with caution when cutting. Probably 1 pepper into 500 gallons of water makes a HOT tasting liquid. I think peppers in that category would damage chickens internal track.

thank you Caveman, I needed the laugh

 

[BlueBaby]

Just gave my flock a treat today, but there wasn't any pepper's in it. Just cut up tomatoes, carrots, some lettuce pieces, and a bit of shredded cheese.

 

[Geranium]

@igorsMistress thank you! And thanks for the inspiration.

I raised the height of their baby roost so they can use it to hop up to the roost. And I hung their food and water so everything is off the ground. I have a wide board and some scraps that I can make a ramp out of if they need it, if they don't like making the hop up, or if they get too fat to hop that far.

 

[BlueBaby]

@Geranium It's looking good!