Can chickens eat plain Quaker Oats as a occasional treat.

[AmyRoach]

obvi fatty heart and lived cause but good idea for very ocasinol

We only do this on very cold, windy, frigid winter days when they're using a lot of calories to stay warm and do chicken things in the cold.

 

[chickenlover8969]

We only do this on very cold, windy, frigid winter days when they're using a lot of calories to stay warm and do chicken things in the cold.

yes I know obvi only when they are using alot of energy/calories

 

[Bodhisan]

I’ve given QOs to my hens for a couple of years - as a daily treat, with no ill effects that I can observe.

 

[SmiYa0126]

I wouldn’t trust that site as it is clearly biased in one direction

edit: here is another viewpoint https://omaha.com/sponsored/glyphos...cle_c8e5da0e-264f-5fb4-8cf9-85063361d081.html

It isn't the only site, it's one that was easier to read. I think it's pretty clear that roundup is toxic to living things.

 

[Maran momma]

Well then if this is the case then we eat roundup in almost every farm animal we eat.

Don’t forget it is sprayed to prevent weed growth on most large scale farms . It would be natural to assume that the roots would absorb it into the entire plant.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

https://www.ewg.org/research/breakfast-dose-roundup

It's everywhere on Google, here's one article that has a good summary.

I realize this post is old, but this study is eye opening to anyone eating organic. I knew about cross contamination of gluten cereals with oats, but didn’t think organic oats contain glyphosate and it’s breakdown products. FDA allows it, the EPA denying it’s carcinogenic link? And most shocking is pre-harvest roundup application to harvest earlier—a pure for-profit move that should not be allowed. I need to research if that practice is in effect today as the study is older (but very relevant). Thank you for posting this must read study.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

I wouldn’t trust that site as it is clearly biased in one direction

edit: here is another viewpoint https://omaha.com/sponsored/glyphos...cle_c8e5da0e-264f-5fb4-8cf9-85063361d081.html

Actually, you are providing the blog site; the OP provided an independent scientific study. It’s not hard to critically assess research to look for bias, but a BIG clue is the source.
.com vs .org; affiliate links, “ x# warnings, etc. deserve much scrutiny.

 

[Bodhisan]

Writing a 2nd post contradicting my observation, though not drastically. Two of my hens had loose stools for quite some time. Two others didn’t. I stopped the raw oats just to take out a variable, and the loose stools pretty quickly stopped. Could have been something else, but I’m leaning toward the oatmeal.

 

[MrsWinterWheat]

Health Canada weighed in on the subject of glyphosate

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-can...t/fact-sheets-other-resources/glyphosate.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-can...d-tallowamine/frequently-asked-questions.html