Cooked Plain Spaghetti Noodles

[ChickChic00]

Can I feed my chickens cooked spaghetti noodles plain to fatten them up? They are very thin. They eat a ton of food, they are sprayed and checked for mites. They are also de wormed on a regular basis, and they free range. I'm not eating them, just looking for them to bulk up on weight before it starts to get to cold. Corn isn't an option for me as it's too expensive. Thanks for any help!!

 

[SmiYa0126]

Nah, don't do that, it's just empty calories. They just may be leaner. My RIR is super lean. I just make sure she has a full crop at night.

 

[ChickChic00]

Nah, don't do that, it's just empty calories. They just may be leaner. My RIR is super lean. I just make sure she has a full crop at night.

So is corn. My chickens are thin. Very thin. And can get sick easily. They are underweight, but act normal

 

[SmiYa0126]

What kind of feed are you feeding them?

 

[SourRoses]

Protein is most likely what they need more of.

Choose a feed with 20% protein or more.
If you are not feeding poultry feed, their health issues may run much deeper than being underweight.

 

[ChickChic00]

What kind of feed are you feeding them?

I'm feeding them 22% layer pellets

 

[ChickChic00]

Protein is most likely what they need more of.

Choose a feed with 20% protein or more.
If you are not feeding poultry feed, their health issues may run much deeper than being underweight.

22% Layer Pellets is what I'm feeding them

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Have your chickens been wormed recently? If not that may be why they are thin.

 

[ChickChic00]

Have your chickens been wormed recently? If not that may be why they are thin.

At the top I said that I regularly de worm then. It's basically every 2-3 weeks or once a month

 

[CoopBoots]

Newbie here, so I may not be much help. What's the age and breed of your birds? My own are still very thin, and cold weather is definitely approaching, but they are also still non-laying pullets so it's to be expected for now.