Can Chickens Eat Nuts or Raisins?

[urban sunshine]

Hi, I was wondering if chickens can eat nuts or raisin, i have a lot of uneaten trail-mix but it's very salty, does that matter?
I already looked at the treat list on byc but they didn't mention either of them

I hope you guys can help

Thanks in advance!

 

[sunflour]

I wouldn't give them anything salty. But for the future, mine love raisins. Don't know about all nuts, but commercial hen treats have roasted peanut pieces…one of mine almost chocked on a peanut, so I make sure the pieces are small.

 

[mtngirl35]

We have a hickory nut tree and every year I get mad because I can't get the nuts out in nice big pieces and end up tossing the little pieces I manage to get out to the girls. They love them.

 

[urban sunshine]

mtngirl35 awesome! But can they eat salt?

 

[mtngirl35]

mtngirl35 awesome! But can they eat salt?

I really can't say. My girls have never had any more salt than what might be in table scraps.

 

[sunflour]

Salt can cause problems, I would not give them salted treats.

 

[MsAlana]

Anything unsalted they would eat. I give my flock almonds and they love it.

 

[dvolz]

My dad years ago wiped out a whole flock of chickens by adding salt to their feed. To much salt gives them diarrhea.

 

[chickens really]

Throw out the nuts in the Garbage.....Mine eat Raisins......Any dried fruit is fine........


Cheers!

 

[FlyWheel]

There is way too much salt in processed foods for us, and our body mass is much greater than a chicken's. I wouldn't give mine anything that has added salt. I don't even care much for it myself.