Can we feed our chickens Broccoli.....

[The Kibble Goddess]

I don't grow broccoli, but I do buy it fresh occasionally and neither my husband nor I care for the stalks. I shred them on the grater and the girls seem to love them. They aren't getting a lot, it's just the two of us here.

 

[alisonanne]

I grew  lot of broccoli this past winter & when complete, I hung the entire plant in the run for the girls. They really loved it.


Full broccoli plant:

Girls enjoying themselves:

Final results:

 

[alisonanne]

Thats great, I hang lettuce for them so as long as they only eat the leaves that's a great idea. It's better than putting the whole thing in the compost bin. I have 6 chickens, all egg layers.

 

[featherfella]

Hi there,

I let my chickens into our veggie patch all the time and they love eating the broccoli leafs. So defiantly feed them broccoli if you have any.

Hope this helped.

 

[alisonanne]

Thankyou. My broccoli had bolted so I wondered if the could get the leaves, the stems can go in my compost bin. My chickens are spoilt, this morning they got a tray filler with carrots, cucumber, banana, grapes, spinach. Thanks again, new to have g chickens but have g fun with them too. I also got hubby to make me frames and once they were down I put down grass seed. Iyd not just topping out of the mesh so they like that too.