Do you give your chickens yogurt?

[chickmamato7]

I gave vanilla yogurt to my chickens a few times and also tried oatmeal once. Then I did more research on both and decided not to offer them again. I wet their feed to an oatmeal consistency and add colorful vegetable scraps as a warm treat, or make them scrambled eggs on especially cold nights. I also add a little apple cider vinegar to their water for digestive support, and also to help keep it fresh when it's being heated for consecutive days.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I don’t buy dairy for the flock, but give any leftovers to them. With kids, you often end up with uneaten/drunken bits.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I feed back my egg shells and uneaten egg scraps.

 

[paintedChix]

Like Red Star in RI, I have given scraps and left overs. I was once given a BUNCH of yogurt cups that were out of date - the chickens ate it and appeared to process it fine.

I have "homestead friends" that give the chickens (and the pigs) extra dairy from goats and cows. Most have never had any issues. All make their own yogurt(s), cheese, kefir, ice cream and creams from the milk they have...

When we have/get our own dairy goats (a few years in the future yet), my plan was to use some of the milk we don't use to mix the feed of the chickens. Sounds like I'll be doing more research, before this occurs... Could always give it to the pigs when we get them, LOL.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

When I’ve had spare milk (past date but not “bad”) I’ve used it to make mash - either with regular chicken feed, oatmeal, stale bread, etc.

You’d usually use water for this, but I figure milk provides more nutrition.

 

[RojoMarz]

I mix some unflavored, plain yogurt in when I make mash with their crumbles.

 

[kerbotx]

I do give yogurt occasionally as a treat, and they love it - especially the rooster! It's most often a leftover from a recipe, but I'll also grab Fage 2% low sugar yogurt when I have a sickly bird. It can disguise medicine, or serve as something enticing to keep them eating. I don't use it to provide calcium or probiotics - I have chicken-specific products for that.

 

[SnootyHen]

Mine love it! And their beaks covered in it are fun to watch.

 

[PDXJULES]

Like Red Star in RI, I have given scraps and left overs. I was once given a BUNCH of yogurt cups that were out of date - the chickens ate it and appeared to process it fine.

I have "homestead friends" that give the chickens (and the pigs) extra dairy from goats and cows. Most have never had any issues. All make their own yogurt(s), cheese, kefir, ice cream and creams from the milk they have...

When we have/get our own dairy goats (a few years in the future yet), my plan was to use some of the milk we don't use to mix the feed of the chickens. Sounds like I'll be doing more research, before this occurs... Could always give it to the pigs when we get them, LOL.

Goat cheese is a great product, and not hard to do. Folks feed a bit of yogurt to chickens mainly for probiotic support - since the beneficial bacteria can win over some of the cooties they are exposed to. but only occasional use - as they don't process cow dairy well. Goat milk would be a very expensive was to grow your pigs!

 

[Poultlove]

Is it safe for baby turkeys?