Feeding popcorn?

[sjh]

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Yes they would. The gizzard uses grit to grind up the grain.

 

[Centralflafred]

So it does have a higher protein level... interesting. Thanks.

 

[al6517]

Just be sure when feeding popcorn to watch the salt if perhaps you happen to feed leftover household popcorn from movie night.

AL

 

[Akane]

The usda nutrient database says unpopped kernels of corn used in popcorn have 10.87% protein. "Popcorn" has over a dozen listings from 9-13%. I'm not sure how popping a certain corn would give you a higher protein level. How do you create protein? Unless it's coming from what the popcorn is being cooked in. It would be smaller and much easier to grind up than the corn normally fed to livestock. People can chew popcorn kernels. You'd break teeth on uncooked dent corn. Mammals should get more nutrition from easier to break up versions of corn but I don't know if chickens would.

 

[Farmer Benjii]

yay

popcorn for all
yummmy

 

[ChookHappy]

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Yes they would. The gizzard uses grit to grind up the grain.

But not all chickens neccesarily have grit in their stomach as I have read in past threads. Take the caged production layers for instance. They don't need the grit due to the mash that they normally eat. (All this is just stuff I've read on here so it might and might not be fact.) Or maybe if there was not enough grit in the gizzard? Lol sorry slap me. I'm probably looking too far into this...

 

[MowNGrow]

I am so glad I found this thread and site for that matter. What elce do you guys feed your girls? We have had chickens for years however I have not ventured too far from just laying mash for fear of them going off lay or their eggs not being nice.

Can the corn just be store baught and air popped at home?

 

[bargain]

I hot air pop no microwave stuff with those additives. It's treats. THey love it!

 

[MowNGrow]

Neath thanks, any age? My new girls are 5mo.

 

[widowzmite]

Not a chicken expert, but I know chickens have a gizzard which is a muscle where small rocks and grit are kept- the food goes there and gets ground up. So, I don't imagine popcorn would just sit in their belly. I have never fed my chickens whole popcorn, but I assume it depends on the chicken and how hungry she is whether she would try to eat it or not.