cleaned out the cupboard and found some outdated cans of food

[blueseal]

can the chickens eat outdated baked beans in a can and clam chowder. some is 2 years old . can i just open the can and give it to them. or is it not a good idea.

 

[linben]

I would only give it to them if you would feel "safe" eating it yourself. I think mine would love the clam chowder.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I would, we feed all the expired stuff in the fridge to the birds.

 

[dsqard]

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X2 Learned this the hard way with my dogs. Didn't really think of it until the poor things got food poisoning. If you wouldn't eat it, I wouldn't feed it to your animals.

 

[blueseal]

thanks for the replies. i said the heck with it and threw it all in the dump. dont want any sick birds.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

If two years old was the worst of it then none of it was outdated.

 

[12thmanjim]

Wow food from the cupboard?

 

[Liamm_1]

To hell with the chickens, I would have eaten it myself!!

 

[HEChicken]

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[Cass]

For future reference expiration dates on cans are really silly....canned food takes many many years to spoil. A survival site I read says that all food (expect fresh products like bread) are good for a full year after their "expiration date". The way to tell if canned food is safe to eat is to check for bulging of the can's ends and the color/smell of the food when opened. If the ends are flat and the food's color is right and the smell is right, then it is safe to eat. Personally I make sure I use all food within 6 months of expiration date, but would feed it to my animals for the full year, if the can was "normal".

OT...my doctor told me that prescription drugs are good for a full year after the expiration date on the label, right AFTER I threw out a full bottle of my allergy medication...DOH...