Bagel Bread good treat?

[cottagechick]

I saw an add on cl for "Bagel Bread for feed" It says highest protein flour available at 15% protein. $2 per 15# grocery bag full. It is from a bagel store...alsoe 300# of dough that they forgot to put salt in....is this a good idea to feed chickens or pp pigs?






Bagel Bread for Feed - $2 (4089 West 11th Ave )

Date: 2012-03-01, 11:49AM PST
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Bagel bread for livestock feed. Chickens and Bison love it. Highest protein bread flour available at 15 % protein. $ 2 per 15 # grocery bag full.
Available at Bagel Sphere, 4089 West 11th Ave. Small or large purchases available, Also we have approximately 300 # of bad dough,( forgot the salt !), in the freezer for possible Hog food, otherwise gotta landfill it. Call 541-868-1072

 

[Kevin565]

It personally doesn't sound very nutritious to me.

 

[duckinnut]

Feeding a lot of bread to chickens and pigs I would think you would end up with few eggs and a fat laden pig but I am no nutritionist. But do have common sense.

 

[cottagechick]

Feeding a lot of bread to chickens and pigs I would think you would end up with few eggs and a fat laden pig but I am no nutritionist. But do have common sense.

Well...I wasn't really planning to stop feeding them everything except the bread. I just saw it on craigslist and was wondering if it would work as an addition to feed, scraps, and free ranging. I am not sure what to say about the fact that you have common sense other than Congratulations???? I don't know if you were implying that I didn't have any or bragging that you did. So I will just err on thinking the best.

 

[karlamaria]

Birds love bread, I say go for it. Just as a treat would not hurt. Freeze the rest and use as goodie

 

[LPOHHomestead]

I agree with karlamaria - feed as a treat only. We have some old english muffins we bought in bulk a while back. I pull a few out of the freezer each weekend as a treat. They eat them up. Cornbread is also a favorite of our flock.

Birds love bread, I say go for it. Just as a treat would not hurt. Freeze the rest and use as goodie

 

[Bullitt]

Pigs can eat almost anything, so go ahead and feed it to pigs.

Feed a little to the chickens as a treat. Freezing the bread and using a little each week is a great idea.

 

[duckinnut]

Well...I wasn't really planning to stop feeding them everything except the bread. I just saw it on craigslist and was wondering if it would work as an addition to feed, scraps, and free ranging. I am not sure what to say about the fact that you have common sense other than Congratulations???? I don't know if you were implying that I didn't have any or bragging that you did. So I will just err on thinking the best.

Key words "a lot" and "common sense". I feed my chickens bread but maybe once a week and sometimes with a little olive oil on it for routine crop cleaning. Did not accuse you of not having common sense but was not sure of your intent with the bread as you did not post it. All I saw was" Bread for feed" and was going on that. Sorry if you interpreted it any other way. I think most people have lots of common sense but fail to exercise it and I am certainly not exempt as I have not it used many times.

 

[tweetysvoice]

I feed my chickens bread but maybe once a week and sometimes with a little olive oil on it for routine crop cleaning.

That's really interesting. That's the first time I've ever heard of that. Is crop cleaning something that I have to worry about with chickens?

 

[NYREDS]

That's really interesting. That's the first time I've ever heard of that. Is crop cleaning something that I have to worry about with chickens?

First time I've heard it as well. Since I've kept birds for 50 years w/o any "crop cleaning" I assume you don't need to worry about it.
As to the OP the bread is fine as a treat for chickens. It would also be good for finishing hogs. Common sense not withstanding.