Can Chickens eat Shrimp Shells / Tails?

[Trendy Chicks]

Curious...
Can Chickens eat Shrimp Shells / Tails?

 

[catfish/okie]

never thought of thisbut I dont think it would hurt em Ive give mine some leftover salmon patties.

 

[ozark hen]

mine love them

 

[SilkieTime]

Do you cut them up?

 

[GardenWeasel]

Mine have had them twice with no ill effect. They will pick them apart.

 

[Trendy Chicks]

It seems like they'd have fun picking at them.

And it also seems like they might be good for them - maybe high in calcium or something - does any one know?

Do you cook them first - or can they come off raw shrimp?

 

[txchickie]

Yes, they can. I usually give them to our dogs first, but I've tossed a few to the chickies. Raw.

 

[Oosik]

I fed some shrimp tails this morning and the tails were gone in minutes. The other day we had Alaskan king crab and had a considerable amount of shell debris after that dinner. I put the crab shells in the the outdoor grill on a cookie sheet and baked the shells until dry. The next day I put them in a plastic bag and crushed all the shells and threw them in with the chickens. That night the shells were all gone and the birds are all still doing well.

 

[elmo]

Mine turned up their little beaks at shrimp tails this afternoon; they preferred scratching for bugs in leaf litter.

 

[banks]

My girls went bonkers over shrimp and crawfish. They scarfed them up so fast. Nothing was left. They ate everything. I think they were disappointed that they did not get any the next day.