Can chicken eat chicken?

[newchickens2009]

I've read on here before that when some people are cleaning their meaties they feed the trimmings and guts to their laying flock. Is this ok to do? Is it ok for chickens to eat raw or cook chicken?

 

[Kelly G]

My chickens eat chicken (and turkey at Thanksgiving!) all the time!

I give them ALL our scraps whenever we have chicken...but it creeps my husband out

eta: I've never fed them raw chicken....and probably wouldn't - just don't want to worry.

 

[ninjascrub69]

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I feed all the scraps left over from processing

 

[Davaroo]

The chickens wont' care - they are unsympathetic louts.

There is reasonable concern that certain diseases, parasites etc., might be transmitted from the raw offal.

 

[BrattishTaz]

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I have to agree. Chicken/poultry specific diseases or parasites could be spread easily through raw or undercooked birds. I won't feed any chicken to mine because it creeps me out but my birds would love it.

 

[Davaroo]

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I have to agree. Chicken/poultry specific diseases or parasites could be spread easily through raw or undercooked birds. I won't feed any chicken to mine because it creeps me out but my birds would love it.

It is why dead birds should be disposed of by burning or in a burial pit.