Can your chickens eat butternut/acorn squash?

[feathersnuggles]

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Amen to that! Always looking out for my little EE at the bottom. She's able to dive in only if there are plenty of pieces for EVERYONE.

 

[snowflake]

I cut a pumpkin in half today, miked it for a couple min. as it was frozen, sprinkled garlic and peas on top, they love it

 

[Hecate]

Squash seeds are supposed to be good for natural worming, too - so it's a nutritious feed supplement, and a precautionary medicine all in one! Ours are crazy for winter squash!

 

[TERRY4]

I have given butternut from last year not long ago, and tonight cut a large acorn squash in 4 pieces {with seeds} and set it around. The LOVE it!

 

[Callous]

I made a Thai Butternut Squash soup yesterday and put the seed pulp along with a half cup of yogurt in the blender, the ladies loved it. My chickens eat just about everything I put out sometimes I think they are a breed of two legged pigs.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

With Halloween coming at the end of October, November 1st. would be a good day to get some free pumpkins (a form of winter squash) for your girls. Besides most pumpkins sold for jack o lanterns make terrible pumpkin pies and casseroles.

 

[waldeneffect]

We sometimes plant butternut squash in a chicken pasture and then wait till its mature to let the chickens at it.

They seem to like it a lot.

Here's a blog post on some of the butternut squash chicken facts.

http://www.avianaquamiser.com/posts/Butternut_squash_in_the_chicken_pasture/

 

[Saundra4]

I gave my chickens a half there are only 4 chickens until August. They are eating all of it. They are really happy. That squash has only been here for a few hours it is pretty clean. I didn’t know about the neon droppings great to know