Cherries

[CANDIESHENHOUSE]

I Would Like To Know If You Can Give Cherries With The Seeds To The Chickens ??? I'm New At This.. First Time Chicken Grower.
Thanks
Traci...

 

[gritsar]

I spoil my chickens. I remove the pits. Not that they get cherries that often, given their high price.

 

[bryan8]

They love whole cherrys! I just toss them in pits and all. They eat around the pit, and leave it on the ground.

 

[newchickmom09]

I found this list and think it is a good referance. It says cherries are ok just not the pits. So if you take the seeds out you should be fine.
Here is the website: http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html#C

If I am wrong correct me please.

 

[NYREDS]

There's another such list that says Avocado pits are poisonous to chickens. The chicken that could swallow an Avocado pit would scare me.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Me too.

 

[txchickie]

I throw the mushy/bad ones out to the chickens when I'm done. Whole, pits and all...they'll leave the pits on the ground and just eat the fruit.

 

[phalenbeck]

Mine eat the cherry trees drop by the pile in season. They get cherry juice all over themselves and look like----well-----that they are packing for freezer camp. Wild cherrrys and a major part of there free-range in season.

 

[jayde88]

I just give them the whole cherry and they eat around the pit with no problem. It never occured to me that cherry pits might be poisonous or a chocking hazard, but they might be. If your worried they might swallow it or have a hard time eating it with the pit, you can just cut it in half and remove the pit or pop it out with a cherry pitter. Sometimes I take the pit out and fill the spot where it was supposed to be with a treat, they love it!

Hope this helps!

 

[SurprisingWoman]

I have four cherry trees, two sour and two sweet, so if pits are a problem I am in trouble!

Mine used to love them but I think they are slightly burned out on them now.

I guess it's good it's almost time for apricots!