Can Chickens Eat Whole Peaches?

[Barry Natchitoches]

I'm an organic grower, and because of that, about 40% of my peach crop have worms in them. Some only have a single worm, and I can cut that out, but other fruit have bunches of them in them.


My question: Can I give my chickens the whole fruit, and have them peck away at it like they do cabbage?


Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I don't want to do the wrong thing with my birds.

 

[LadyinRed]

Has not killed mine. I give them the bruised peaches since the other people in the house don't know how to pick a peach.

 

[LarryPQ]

I very much doubt the chicken will be able to swallow the whole peach.

Just kidding. They will be fine with the whole fruit. It will give them something to do, like chicken soccer.

 

[NYREDS]

very much doubt the chicken will be able to swallow the whole peach.

I so wanted to be the first to say that!​

 

[LarryPQ]

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I so wanted to be the first to say that!

Beat ya!

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

My 5 do yes i peel it though.

 

[LanaPhillips]

I cut them in half

 

[gentsoschickens]

yes an play chicken soccer, lol

 

[jtn42248]

We had a bumper crop of peaches this year and halved dozens and froze them. Now that the weather is in the 100's each day one of the ways I cool my girls down is dump a bunch of frozen peaches in their run. You should see them go crazy eating them. Cools them down, gives them some entertainment along with their cabbage pinata and I think makes them lay more.

 

[iwantegglayers]

Will they peck at the seed? I thought the seed was poisonous.