corn stalks?

[Bram]

the sweet corn in my little garden will soon be all gone....can I feed the ladies the corn leaves and stalks? cut into 3 or 4 inch pieces?

 

[Imp]

the sweet corn in my little garden will soon be all gone....can I feed the ladies the corn leaves and stalks? cut into 3 or 4 inch pieces?

I did a little searching on the subject, and was a bit surprised top find it is used as a feed, for mostly cattle etc.
Sounds like it is not the best nutrition.
I would also be concerned about the stringiness of it. I would think it might cause an impaction.
That being said, maybe if it was chopped up smaller it would be OK as an occasion treat.

Imp- hoping someone with experience will chime in.

 

[Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay]

Your chickens will gt virtually no nutrtion from cornstalks. Stick them in the compost pile. The chicken's digestive system does not have the enzymes or bacterial population to digest the complex carbohydrates found in the mature cornstalk.

Jim