citrus?

[JAZsMom]

ok, I've been hearing NO citrus from some, others say citrus is fine, but they dont like the peel. Whats up? If you say no citrus, why is it bad? or is just that they dont like it? Thank you!

 

[subhanalah]

It's okay as a treat, but is very acidic, so can give them diarrhea if they eat too much.

 

[Chris14]

Citrus is fine as a treat.
As far as acidity go's, depending on the type of citrus it would be no different than some people adding vinegar to the water every day.

The problem is when people offer a lot of low pH (high acid) food into there poultry diet weather it be citrus, vinegar etc.


Chris

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Don't feed citrus foods to often. It's acidy, thought to interfere with calcium absorption and can cause soft shelled eggs if fed reguarly. My chickens don't even like it!

 

[Fancypants1]

What are you considering as "citrus"?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

What are you considering as "citrus"?

Acidy foods such as oranges/cuties, lemons/limes, pineapples, grapefruit, etc.

 

[Fancypants1]

OK good since mine LOVE strawberries, blueberries and watermelon - I was afraid I was giving them too much acid - they are only 8 weeks old.

 

[JAZsMom]

Thanks so much for the help, much appreciated. Sometimes we have pieces of a cutie, orange, etc left over and I hate to toss it. Good to know its ok occasionally.

 

[subhanalah]

My cuties almost always never get eaten before they start to go soft...that's when I give them to the chooks. I break them open first but I don't know if I need to lol