Hi, I was wondering if chickens can have cat food?
I know there's a treat chart I've seen around before and at first it said you can't but I think now it says you can in small amounts but be careful of some ingredient, maybe taurine?
And then just most recently I saw a thread on fattening ducks up and it was suggested as a high protein treat.
So I guess what I am saying is that it I have seen conflicting information about it and just want a definitive answer on whether it is safe to feed to them or not?
I realize that definitive good or bad might not be possible but will it kill them?
It is dry cat food, I think maybe wet is worse? And I am wondering because the cat had a very small amount left in her bowl and being spoiled, when I refilled it, I decided to dump the old out and fill with all new. And give her her left over can
anyway, normally I would just toss it in the dog bowl, which isn't very often, but I thought maybe the chickens would enjoy it? Especially because they are starting to molt. I made a post a while ago that one was getting picked on or molting (I decided she was being bullied) but a couple days ago I went out there to find massive amounts of feathers aaaaaalllllll over from another chicken and I knew no chicken could be bullied enough to lose that amount of feathers and she must be molting. Now yet another chicken has been looking scraggly for a couple days. The poor thing has no neck feathers SO. I thought it might be a good high protein treat? It is not very much at all and is a good quality grain free brand, not junk.
This is the amount (I can give some to the dog or back in her bowl if it's too much). There's 8 chickens.
And this is the food.
And speaking of high protein foods, what else can I give them to help them out? I thought about buying them Feather Fixer which I've heard is good for molting but I'm already feeding them Hearty Hen by the same brand (Nutrena, HH is Naturewise line) which is higher protein than Nutrena's normal layer feed at 18% so already the same amount of protein as Feather Fixer plus formulated for layers so it'd be pointless. But are there any snacks or treats I can give them to help them out?
Oh and I got these supplements at Tractor Supply a while ago but haven't fed them yet. Should I or no?
Got the pictures to work by going to desktop mode which took longer but at least it worked
I know there's a treat chart I've seen around before and at first it said you can't but I think now it says you can in small amounts but be careful of some ingredient, maybe taurine?
And then just most recently I saw a thread on fattening ducks up and it was suggested as a high protein treat.
So I guess what I am saying is that it I have seen conflicting information about it and just want a definitive answer on whether it is safe to feed to them or not?
I realize that definitive good or bad might not be possible but will it kill them?
It is dry cat food, I think maybe wet is worse? And I am wondering because the cat had a very small amount left in her bowl and being spoiled, when I refilled it, I decided to dump the old out and fill with all new. And give her her left over can
This is the amount (I can give some to the dog or back in her bowl if it's too much). There's 8 chickens.
And this is the food.
And speaking of high protein foods, what else can I give them to help them out? I thought about buying them Feather Fixer which I've heard is good for molting but I'm already feeding them Hearty Hen by the same brand (Nutrena, HH is Naturewise line) which is higher protein than Nutrena's normal layer feed at 18% so already the same amount of protein as Feather Fixer plus formulated for layers so it'd be pointless. But are there any snacks or treats I can give them to help them out?
Oh and I got these supplements at Tractor Supply a while ago but haven't fed them yet. Should I or no?
Got the pictures to work by going to desktop mode which took longer but at least it worked
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