Can Chickens Have Cabbage or Potato Skins?

[ilovemypeeps]

Someone told me my chickens shouldn't have cabbage or potato skins. Is this true or is it safe to go ahead and give them the scraps? Thanks!

 

[Pele]

I believe they cannot have either item raw. I feed mine potatos all the time after I've cooked them, and they havn't croaked yet

My general rule of thumb is that I have to eat what comes out of my chickens, so generally speaking I only feed them cooked scraps so I don't have to worry about heebie jeebies getting into their system and thus into mine.

And yes, heebie jeebie is a technical and scientifically sound term

Edit: I found a really helpful chart of items chickens can eat. I love BYC! https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats_Chart

 

[Americana]

No to the potato skins( green tubers, raw peels and sprouts) They can get potato poisoning .
Raw cabbage is ok as long as it's not moldy

 

[NYREDS]

Potato poisoning??????

 

[Fred's Hens]

Cabbage is one of their favorite foods, flat out. I'd have killed many chickens over the last 50 years if cabbage was somehow dangerous.

 

[crj]

I feed my chickens cabbage. They love it. It's a winter food I give them. I hang it in the coop and they just peck the heck out of it. They love it. As for raw potatoes including skins.... no, they are not good for chickens. I believe they are toxic for them. If they are cooked it's ok.

 

[Jcmc]

My girls love mashed potato! So do I,

I gave them raw cabbage, I agree with Americana, as long as it's not moldy.

 

[Illia]

Potato skins are fine as long as there's no green on them, Cabbage is perfectly fine.

 

[Mark & Nique]

Cabbage is a MUST -- any part of the cabbage (leaves, head, core)!

 

[ntjpm]

Once my girls figured out the cabbage toy they went nuts for it. They LOVE it!! Here is a short video it took of them going after their cabbage. Just click on the picture and it will take you to the video.





Tracy in WA