Do yo feed Your flock KITCHEn scraps...

[Chickenboy111]

Do you feed your flock KITCHEn scraps if so what kind of foods are in the Mixture...

 

[Weeg]

I do. I usually feed leftover meat scraps, vegetable ends, egg shells, rice and dinner leftovers, and stuff like that. I have heard that is isn't good, and can dilute protein in the diet, but I feed a high protein feed and a good amount of the scraps have protein as well. I think it is much better to give it to them then throw it away. How about you?

 

[PioneerChicks]

Funny, I'm actually typing out an article on this right now!

Yes, I feed my chickens scraps. They get just about anything we humans don't eat. Watermelon rinds, pumpkin guts, and old bread are some of their favorites. I especially try to give them a lot of leafy greens in the winter!

 

[MaryTheChickenLover]

I do. They love it! I give them carrot tops, apple cores, garlic and onion peels, etc. Just make sure you don't give them anything that is moldy.

 

[Chickenboy111]

Yeah of course instead of buying EXPENSIVE feed from the store you can feed your chickens more nutritional foods like scraps I usually have leftover cereal and other oats.......

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah of course instead of buying EXPENSIVE feed from the store you can feed your chickens more nutritional foods like scraps I usually have leftover cereal and other oats.......

Cereal grains and oats aren't good in large amounts, especially with not having a balanced diet

 

[Chickenboy111]

Cereal grains and oats aren't good in large amounts, especially with not having a balanced diet

I don't mean in large amounts I won't just feed them oats and cereal I mix it up

 

[Chickenboy111]

 

[Weeg]

Funny, I'm actually typing out an article on this right now!

Yes, I feed my chickens scraps. They get just about anything we humans don't eat. Watermelon rinds, pumpkin guts, and old bread are some of their favorites. I especially try to give them a lot of leafy greens in the winter!

Same here. I stopped because I heard it was bad for there diet and can dilute protein, but I noticed no difference in there egg eating, and they only stopped eating eggs when I changed feeds.

 

[Weeg]

Yeah of course instead of buying EXPENSIVE feed from the store you can feed your chickens more nutritional foods like scraps I usually have leftover cereal and other oats.......

I think as long as you have a balanced feed, and don't feed any scraps like bread or anyhgin suer filling like grain in. You are all good. I feed leftover oatmeal in small amounts as well. Juts the little bits we have form time to time.