Can chickens get drunk

[Lady Rose]

Well I am seriously wondering?
I have loads of chickens and at the moment I have one rooster that is acting very weird.
They are in an orchard below the house and at the moment there are plums dropping to the ground.
I saw a thing on Tv once about animals in Africa getting drunk from eating fruit that fell to the ground?

 

[farmgirlie1031]

hmm.. I have heard of other birds getting drunk on fruits so I guess maybe chickens could also.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

My pullets used to peck at the wine in my glass when I was sitting in the run with them (before I wised up about their partying ways), and they were okay...

 

[JennsPeeps]

Think of it as "marinade"...

 

[kinnip]

I haven't had my beer stolen by a chicken yet, but look out for those goats!!

 

[Redfeathers]

Anything can get drunk...once blended.

 

[VintageLilFarm]

I searched for this thread because I am about to give my birds some rotten grapes. I set them aside in a bowl, thinking I would juice them, then my fridge went out, so I put them in a cooler in the garage (very cold) and was actually thinking I had dumped them. I'm hoping that, split between 20 birds, they will not get inebriated...

Do you think it will loosen them up so more eggs fall out?

 

[Life is Good!]

I've wondered the same thing as I feed the last of the fermented feed that's been sitting there for over a week....smells kinda nice if you stick your head in the bucket....a little, um, whiskey-ish! Is that why the rooster is smiling?! And yes, the eggs do fall out better - mine have been laying 3/day (of 6 layers) despite bitter cold weather. Gotta love those Java's!