Chickens eating Christmas trees

[Raspaolo]

Hi recently I saw on tv that they fed Christmas trees to goats an chickens. Has anyone done this ?

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
Not sure if a chicken will actually eat it but goats probably will.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

We have feed ponderosa pine needles to our male goats and they love them. It's my understanding they can cause a doe goat to miscarriage, so we don't give them any.

 

[AccidentalFarm]

Welcome!
I have Boer's that sometimes eat cedar and juniper. It is not their preferred browse, but I think it's just a goat thing to sample a little of this and a little of that. Because they do not choose to eat much of it, I would assume that that indicates it might not be a good option to feed in large quantities.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Seems like a risky proposition if they eat a lot of pine needles.

 

[N F C]

Hello, thanks for joining!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC - goats yes - chickens no.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Community!

Make yourself at home & have lots of fun!
I say Christmas trees are a no-go for any creature.

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!