Can they eat chicken??

[peggyb43]

I have lots of leftover chicken and noodles that I wondered if I can feed it to my 11 week old chick kids?? It seems kind of cannibalistic!

 

[rooster-red]

They can.

 

[ChandlersChickens]

They can, but mine refuse. It makes me wonder if they know what it is :| They look at me like I'm nuts! Lol!

 

[1acrefarm]

They will absolutely devour it. I try to never feed animals their own kind though because that is supposedly where BSE came from. I may be just being overly cautious. My grandma never had any issues feeding them leftover chicken and dumplings.

 

[JennsPeeps]

I let mine clean off the bones when I make stock.

Yeah, it's gross, but they love it. who am I to judge?

 

[al6517]

I often wondered the same thing, so I fed some back to them, I first cooked the fire out of it and chopped it up real fine. they liked it no problem.

 

[cmom]

I don't feed them any leftovers. Except I have given them some cooked pasta. I feed raw vegies, grains, etc.

 

[silkiechicken]

Mine love eating left over meat. Some say don't do it, some go ahead and do it with no ill effects. The prion diseases are caused by feeding sick animals back to live animals. If the meat was healthy, once you cook it down it's fine in my book. Might not be in others.

 

[Coop_day_ta]

Mine really like table scraps of anything (inc. chicken), and when I have extra, they love scrambled eggs as a treat. I try to avoid salts and a lot of fat if they are getting plenty of bugs, but in winter I feed them as I would pigs...they get regular rations plus whatever the house apes don't finish. They do get plenty of grass as well, when its not covered in snow. I have never lost a hen to this diet, and their eggs are plentiful and delicious!

 

[peggyb43]

Thanks All. I also feed them veggies and grains in addition to regular chicken food, but wasn't sure about people food. I'll try it!