Can I feed purina goat chow to my chickens

[vjreilly]

I have about 1/3 bag of purina goat chow that I am not feeding my goats. It is not bad but they are gaining weight and I am cutting them back to just grass hay. I am wondering if I can feed it to my girls (hens) or if it would be bad for them. It does contain some copper and I know that it would not be good for sheep or other animals, just didn't know if chickens could eat it or not. If not I will just compost it, but it has grain and other goodies in it that I thought the girls might like. Thanks so much everyone. Happy moulting season..

 

[Kelsie2290]

I don't see any reason not to feed it as a treat, as long as it isn't medicated. They have done studies on feeding extra copper to broilers http://www.micronutrients.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2.2-Strategic-Role-for-Copper-Article.pdf

 

[vjreilly]

Thanks so much. The Purina Goat Chow has a lot of goodies including some molasses that I think the girls would like. I will use it as scratch substitute as a treat at the end of the day and see how they like it.
Vicki