Can I feed the pulp from the juicer?

[Rubyegg]

I'm not planning on trying this until my chicks are 8 weeks old. We JUICE here! (No I'm not going to be one of THOSE Juice People) Carrots, apples, celery for the most part. But I always feel like such a wastrel when throwing away all that pulp that the juicer has ground up. Can I eventually feed that to my chickens? It's ground very tiny almost to a flour consistency when done, and I was thinking I might use it eventually as a mash for mornings perhaps?

I just feel so guilty throwing out about a gallon of pulp in the garbage twice a week.

I thank God for BYC. I raised chickens a long time ago when I lived in Michigan. However I now live in Central Florida and it's a different animal here doing anything. So I feel blessed to have found all of this knowledge here with all you lovely people.

 

[jenesis536]

I juice, too, and was thinking to give it to my girls. I'll try it out next time and see if they like it. I guess it would depend on what you put in there and if they like the flavors of those things, so one batch might go better than another.

We had the Juiceman, Jr. and it broke within a year. I picked up Jack Lalanne juicer at Target for $100 and it's lasted us 7 years, and I'm pretty rough on it.

Last time I juiced I took the pulp and added water and simmered it awhile and drained the liquid for vegetable stock.

 

[Moabite]

My chickens don't like pulp. I've tried many times, but nope, no way. It all ends in the compost anyway whether the chooks eat it or not. We love carrot-apple juice and recently started adding ginger. Beets, pears and celery are also delicious.

I once made "cookies" out of the pulp by making patties and dried them in the dehydrator. The flavor was good but they looked like turds and were hard to chew. Was kinda funny though. There must be a better way. The chickens didn't like the cookies either.

I have a white plastic juicer (Phoenix I think) and was able to get the stains off soaking in bleach water. We usually clean everything with baking soda (works great as shampoo!) or vinegar.

Hope I didn't just surrender my "Man Card".

 

[kuntrygirl]

I started making veggie burgers wit the pulp.


http://fit-juice.com/make-veggie-burgers-with-juice-pulp/

http://sketch-freeveganeating.blogspot.com/2012/03/juice-pulp-veggie-burgers-blueberry.html

http://www.all-about-juicing.com/burger-pulp-recipes.html

 

[SilkieNation]

I kind of wonder how much nutritional value the pulp has after you've squeezed the juice out. I use a manual, masticating (wheatgrass technically, but it handles just about everything) juicer so it's still pretty moist, but I'm not sure I'd make food for the family out of it.

I agree - most of the nutrition is in your glass. Left with a bunch of fiber.

 

[Natanya]

Giving fruit and vegetable pulp to chickens at any age is a good thing, but if they're gorging themselves on it they may not be eating enough of their other foods and thus may not get adequate protein intake. Too much pulp might slow the growth of baby birds who are still growing, and may reduce the laying rate of adult hens.

Feed in moderation and it's great! My almost 3-month-old silkies go bonkers when I plop a few tablespoons of zucchini pulp down for them. Even if they've just eaten that pulp is gone fast! I don't know how they fit so much in their crops. The crop seems like a bottomless sack sometimes.

 

[bluere11e]

I've been juicing for YEARS! yes, I always give the pulp to my chickens. Unless I am doing zuchinni or carrots, then that goes into muffins or bread. If that gets stale.. They get that too.

 

[Rubyegg]

I KNOW! Isn't it great? You wouldn't believe how much better you feel when you start doing it even a few times a week! Truth be told, the leftover pulp I kept throwing away was the impetus to get the chickens. My Grandaughter said, " Maybe we wouldn't have to throw all that out if we had a Potbelly Pig". I choose chickens. I think she was hoping to split the difference and is waiting for a Rabbit.

 

[blefky]

Chickens, bread, or compost, but never ever the garbage!

 

[obaan1]

Welcome Rubyegg. How old are your chicks now? They're going to give you a gold star when you serve up the pulp.