Dried Beans = no eggs??

[zinginginger]

Hello,

I soaked a mason jar of beans overnight and fed them to the chickens the next morning. A few days later, they have completely stopped laying. Could this have been the cause? How do soaked and dry beans effect hens?

 

[Imp]

Dried, raw, and undercooked beans contain a toxin that can make people and chickens sick. I don't think it will permanently hurt them, but could be why they stopped laying.

http://chemistry.about.com/b/2012/02/18/hemagglutinin-and-food-poisoning-from-beans.htm

Good luck, and hope they are back to laying soon

Imp

 

[suki'smom]

Yes you must thoroughly cook the beans first.

 

[Chris09]

You can roast small batches of beans in a oven at 275 for 25 minutes.
With that being said I have seen my birds eating raw Soybean in the Soy field across the road all the time with no problems that I saw.

Chris

 

[zinginginger]

Thank you for the responses. It seems very likely that the beans are the problem. I soaked them in warm water that was not 100 degrees C, which probably upped the toxins in the beans I fed them. I read in the Chicken Health Handbook that flushing their system with epsom salts and molasses water helps move the toxins out of their systems. Does anyone have any other ideas or treatments that could help with this problem?

 

[Imp]

I think that since it's been days; a flush is not needed. The beans are already through their system. I believe those flushes are mostly for more toxic substances like botulism.
You could try a little bread with olive oil sprinkled on it.
They should be back to laying normally soon.

Imp

 

[mychickenbrood]

So glad they recovered and now I learned something new!

 

[mychickenbrood]

Just to clarify-then you can soak them and serve them up raw?

 

[Imp]

Just to clarify-then you can soak them and serve them up raw?

No, cook them. Takes some serious heat to destroy the compound.



Quote: Here's more info:
http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/...thogensnaturaltoxins/badbugbook/ucm071092.htm

Imp