feeding peas to chickens

[CallyB57]

Well...what about green peas..anybody know anything about green sweet peas? Not for a protein source, or a main source of feed, just as a source for 'greens' during the winter months. I steam them a few minutes until they are soft, then broadcast and they are gone before I can blink an eye. I do give them plenty of MannaPro for their crops.

 

[tokies]

look for hulless oats or naked oats.

 

[ladyearth]

Yes, we have access to flax. I am even thinking of seeding a little next spring for a feed mix. Prices on the flax are fairly high right now compared to peas, but I was considering adding some in for the Omega-3 benefit. My chickens are devouring the corn scratch I threw out today due to the frigid temps, but I am considering cutting corn out almost completely. Thanks for the suggestions.

I just read the research article from Manitoba, and am very encouraged. It looks to me like peas at 30% of my ration will be my protein source.

I read and was told to use no more than 10 PERCENT FLAX......read it on here, too
thanks

 

[ladyearth]

this article has great info on feeding peas. the feed i get now has them and my chickens love it. when i start mixing my own in the spring, i'm definitely including peas. barley is ok in smaller amounts. check my BYC page (scroll to the very bottom) for several great sites that have been helping me figure out poultry nutrition.

good luck!

bibliophile birds ...Your link say "error" thanks

 

[ladyearth]

Well...what about green peas..anybody know anything about green sweet peas? Not for a protein source, or a main source of feed, just as a source for 'greens' during the winter months. I steam them a few minutes until they are soft, then broadcast and they are gone before I can blink an eye. I do give them plenty of MannaPro for their crops.

Cally B57
just wundering what kind of peas you steam? fresh or frozen or dried? I bought both DRIED whole peas and split peas....
whole peas harder to find (here at least) than the yellow split or green split peas?
are the split peas as nutritious ? plus are the yellow peas the same nutrition wise? thanks

 

[Cristina Chicken Mix]

I just got scratch and Peck feed it's organic field peas there yellow really hard. The more I read the more it says that I can't feed them to my chickens or I need to cook them first and what about turkey's is it the same do I really have to cook them. If I have to cook them how much can they eat. Some sites say 40% some say very little?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I just got scratch and Peck feed it's organic field peas there yellow really hard. The more I read the more it says that I can't feed them to my chickens or I need to cook them first

Mine eat them but don't seem to like the peas as much as other components. I ferment my S&P feed though so that they'll eat them along with everything else.

 

[Cristina Chicken Mix]

How do u ferment them? I socked them over night than let them grow in 3 days I feed them they liked them still not as muck as I hoped. Trying to come up with new things for them not just the region food and corn. Some one told me to get these but for as expensive as they are the chickens don't really like them. Someone said large fish pellets I have not tried yet.

 

[rosemarythyme]

How do u ferment them? I socked them over night than let them grow in 3 days I feed them they liked them still not as muck as I hoped. Trying to come up with new things for them not just the region food and corn. Some one told me to get these but for as expensive as they are the chickens don't really like them. Someone said large fish pellets I have not tried yet.

Here's a massive thread about fermenting: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fermented-feeds-anyone-using-them.645057/ - everyone has their own techniques, but I simply soak my feed in a jar of water for a few days and then feed it to the chickens, thick like oatmeal. All the grains and fines will stick together so the chickens are less likely to pick out pieces they like, plus this way the fines don't go to waste.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

... Due to the fact we live in Montana, corn and soy are difficult to come by. We have wheat and wheat screenings that we can mix abundantly (approx 12-13 protein) along with access to field peas... I have heard barley is bad for chickens...

Soybeans, peas, and almost all of the legumes are slightly toxic for chickens. Therefor ALL soybeans fed to chickens have been cooked or roasted somehow, ground into a meal and the soybean oil has been expelled either by pressing or by using a solvent to dissolve the oil. The oil then goes on to being used in other food items.

In my experience barley is relished by all chickens, almost as much as we humans like beer brewed from barley.