chickens are babe magnets!

[frankenchick]

The "under-5" set along our country road love to come feed their scraps to the chickens. It has given me a great chance to get acquainted with my younger neighbors and do a little chicken PR.

Is there anything they shouldn't feed the chickens? We've learned that they don't like celery and that mac 'n' cheese gives 'em the poops, but is there anything that is actually bad for chickens?

 

[cookinmom]

Far as I've heard here, tater peels & avocados are no-nos. And salty stuff. Keep that to a minimum. There are probably more, but that's all I can remember.

 

[FamilyOfChickens]

I believe you can't feed them onions...And anything with a very strong flavor will make their eggs taste bad, if I remember correctly.

 

[silkiechicken]

I just try to keep the salt in left overs and treats down like cookinmom says, but as for potato peels and other stuff like that, I find my hens just don't eat it. Haven't had a problem yet and everything left overs goes out to them.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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mine run over each other for mac n cheese.

Mine love tomatoes, grapes & berries. They aren't big on citrus (sp?) bell peppers or mushrooms.

 

[rosyposyosy]

they cant have citrus i dont think

 

[SandraChick]

not much they CANT eat...but definitively watch the salt. That means only a couple potato chips every once in great while!

However, you can also hang a small pail of chicken scratch or other treats on the fence that the kids can reach. Then your chickens will get good treats all the time.

Keep up the good PR!

Sandra

 

[rrrsmom]

However, you can also hang a small pail of chicken scratch or other treats on the fence that the kids can reach. Then your chickens will get good treats all the time.

better yet, invest in a gumball machine that takes real money and make the little ones bring their quarters to feed the chickens!

 

[broncbuster07]

I feed mine any and all table scraps, they won't eat it if it's not good for them.
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better yet, invest in a gumball machine that takes real money and make the little ones bring their quarters to feed the chickens!

That's not very good PR!

 

[mountainvieworchards]

no chewing gum!