Can chickens eat butter?

[americana-lover]

Can chickens eat butter? I want to give them I Cant Believe its not Butter, mixed with a lot of bananas. Will this be ok?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

The fat isn't good for them all at once like that. I would definitely give the bananas- they love them. Toss the ICBINB, in my opinion.

Yogurt and milk are fine. (Some will say no milk but the farmers used to do it and the chickens ate it as a protein source.)

 

[melissaG]

My bantam Silver is a butter thief, good luck keeping her from the butter!

But as I tell her time and again, no it's really not good for the chicken to have that much fat. She's 3 now, but sooner or later her high fat low fiber ways will get the best of her. lol
So, no butter and such not so much ^^

 

[LBurt6]

Is the butter harmful to them? I gave my birds leftover eggs Benedict last night. It was english muffin, ham, boiled egg, and a little hollandaise sauce. It didn't have much sauce as it was my kids leftovers and i don't give them much. This morning I came to let the girls out and I saw what looked like blood stool. I then noticed two of my girls seemed a little slower today. One is eating the other I haven't seen eat yet but has been drinking water. So at this point I opened up the coop to check and there was more bloody stool. I feel terrible. They've had butter before on left over corn and stuff I never excepted them to get sick. Is this just a upset tummy and they're gonna walk it off today or should I be concerned I've truly made my birds ill and they might die? Any suggestion please?

 

[AMWi]

Blood in feces could be coccidosis. I would separate those two if you can and treat them with amprolium orr something better that doesn't make the eggs unusable. Put acv in the water for the others as it stops the oocytes of the coccidia from hatching in the gut.
Also, Cinnamon in the food protects the gut.

 

[Redbrush]

Margarine is not butter.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

This is an old, old thread, and I was puzzled by the reference to margarine, which indeed is not butter.

I’m guessing it’s from the original 2013 post mentioning I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.

Whatever chickens can or can’t eat, I would definitely avoid giving highly-processed Mystery Food-Like Substances such as this.

 

[Altairsky]

Butter is a natural healthy fat, like tallow and suet, and chickens can eat it especially during cold winters.
The disgusting stuff op refers to is NOT butter, it's a mix of chemicals that DO NOT belong in the food chain. I wouldn't use it not even as butt lubricant for cattle insemination.

 

[kattabelly]

Butter is a natural healthy fat, like tallow and suet, and chickens can eat it especially during cold winters.
The disgusting stuff op refers to is NOT butter, it's a mix of chemicals that DO NOT belong in the food chain. I wouldn't use it not even as butt lubricant for cattle insemination.

I Can't Believe It's Not Butt Lubricant

 

[Altairsky]

I Can't Believe It's Not Butt Lubricant

My ladies deserve better!