Chickens and cooked peanuts

[tomfromsc]

I was at tractor supply yesterday and I found a wild bird food mix that has sunflower mealworms flax seed and several other seed but has a small amount of dried peanuts I'm not sure about the peanuts but everything else sounds like it will be good for them as a high protein treat while they're molting anyone ever try it

 

[sunflour]

I was at tractor supply yesterday and I found a wild bird food mix that has sunflower mealworms flax seed and several other seed but has a small amount of dried peanuts I'm not sure about the peanuts but everything else sounds like it will be good for them as a high protein treat while they're molting anyone ever try it

We used to buy a treat mix made for poultry that had small amounts of peanuts in it. never had any problem. But not sure they ate the peanuts. They love the mealworms and seeds.

 

[azygous]

I doubt chickens have peanut allergies. Peanuts are fine as long as they're not still in the shell, which can cause too much cellulose to clog the crop.

The key is moderation.

 

[FirstTimeClucky]

I sometimes chop some roasted UNsalted peanuts into their greens, as a protein boost. I've never noticed any ill effects in my chickens or coturnix quail.

Edited to add: dry roasted and raw are OK as well - as long as they are unsalted. I buy my peanuts at the bulk store. My pigeons love them too.