Can I feed my chickens peanut shells?

[SB813]

Not sure if they did this before the styrofoam "peanuts", but the shells would make a decent packaging filler/cushion. I don't know I'd ship 6 jars of homemade tomato sauce with them, but less fragile things it would probably work great for. Reusable/compostable.

I have a friend with a severe peanut allergy, if she opened a package filled with peanut shells she would at the least spend hours decontaminating her home, at worst end up in the hospital. If you use shells as packing material please know the recipient doesn’t have a peanut allergy.

 

[Susancheaterson]

Depending upon your partners consumption, the shells might be an addition to bedding, but they contain little to no nutritional value for chickens.

Edited to say Welcome to BYC!

That's not true at all. Chickens eggs have higher beta carotene levels when given peanut shells crushed as a treat or mixed into food. The roughage is good for them it's high fiber has cellulose and protein.

I wouldn't do salted though.