Avocado

[Chickenman MAN]

I must say I am confused over the opposition to avocado flesh... considering that there are multiple 'respected' websites and lots of people saying it's just the skin and stone that's toxic. The flesh is 100% fine. It's known that chocolate can kill dogs or chickens. But it's also known that the flesh of an avocado is fine. Why the big deal?

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Lots of misinformation in this thread.

A compost pile won’t give your chickens botulism. Chickens have eaten off compost piles for literally centuries.

I get that people think their “pets” should live in antiseptic, dirt free situations...but chickens are farm animals.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I must say I am confused over the opposition to avocado flesh... considering that there are multiple 'respected' websites and lots of people saying it's just the skin and stone that's toxic. The flesh is 100% fine. It's known that chocolate can kill dogs or chickens. But it's also known that the flesh of an avocado is fine. Why the big deal?

You must be new to the internet....if you say something untrue enough, it must be true!

The only way you could make it more “2020” is to start the falsehood with “A lot of people say...”.

 

[Chickenman MAN]

You must be new to the internet....if you say something untrue enough, it must be true!

The only way you could make it more “2020” is to start the falsehood with “A lot of people say...”.

I'm not new... Plus when you have big brands such as PURINA saying avocado flesh is fine, don't you think they wouldn't lie about that? I can find tonnes of seemingly well respected websites saying that the flesh is fine. Omlet, a brand of chicken products says no as avocado contains a toxic deadly to chickens. But then again, why does PURINA say its fine, plus a multitude of other websites? My point is, I doubt that number of people and big brands would say the flesh is fine to eat without annnny backup whatsoever. What I'd be satisfied with is a scientific article with a conclusive outcome. Personally, I'm confused, I know the anti-vax community was founded on lies basically and yet that is still prevalent. So, it could be the same with this avocado thing. I personally wouldn't give my hens avocado just because of the risk. What I keep going back to is PURINA saying it's ok. Surely a large company would verify this first.

 

[2goodVT]

I just would not give it to them. It is bad for them, but even in TINY quantities it is not GOOD for them. Don't bother....

What other food scraps aren’t good for them?

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I'm not new... Plus when you have big brands such as PURINA saying avocado flesh is fine, don't you think they wouldn't lie about that? I can find tonnes of seemingly well respected websites saying that the flesh is fine. Omlet, a brand of chicken products says no as avocado contains a toxic deadly to chickens. But then again, why does PURINA say its fine, plus a multitude of other websites? My point is, I doubt that number of people and big brands would say the flesh is fine to eat without annnny backup whatsoever. What I'd be satisfied with is a scientific article with a conclusive outcome. Personally, I'm confused, I know the anti-vax community was founded on lies basically and yet that is still prevalent. So, it could be the same with this avocado thing. I personally wouldn't give my hens avocado just because of the risk. What I keep going back to is PURINA saying it's ok. Surely a large company would verify this first.

@Chickenman MAN - I think my attempt at humor fell flat. I was actually agreeing with you! I think we need more science and less “rote repetition” of things that aren’t true.

The annoying part is there isn’t a lot of money in backyard poultry science, so we don’t get as much good research as would be ideal.

We’re left with what we can find, which sometimes is JUST incomplete enough for bad info to proliferate.

So, avocado flesh is poisonous, just like potatoes and apple seeds (which are also not poisonous).

 

[Chickenman MAN]

@Chickenman MAN - I think my attempt at humor fell flat. I was actually agreeing with you! I think we need more science and less “rote repetition” of things that aren’t true.

The annoying part is there isn’t a lot of money in backyard poultry science, so we don’t get as much good research as would be ideal.

We’re left with what we can find, which sometimes is JUST incomplete enough for bad info to proliferate.

So, avocado flesh is poisonous, just like potatoes and apple seeds (which are also not poisonous).

Ah ok. Sorry if that post from me felt a bit heavy handed then I agree that apple seeds and potatoes are toxic. Either way, I won't be feeding my hens any avocado

 

[ZephyrCoveFarms]

Mine eat avacado if we ever have any get too ripe and they are fine.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

I wouldn’t give it to them