Feeding tomatoes?

[allisojo]

Can chickens eat tomatoes? I searched and saw that the leaves are bad, and I think someone posted that seeds don't digest well. Are tomatoes OK to feed as snacks/treats? Is the skin hard to digest for chickens? I have a bunch of cherry tomatoes that are extremely ripe and ready to be eaten. Thought I'd give them to the ladies, but thought they might be toxic. Thoughts? Thanks in advance!

 

[rigagirl]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats_Chart

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I feed mine ripe tomatoes. I grow them in the summer, and if i see a tomato with a worm hole, etc. it goes to the chickens. They LOVE them.

 

[al6517]

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Yes this works very well, they love tomatoes in moderation. Just no greens from the plants.

AL

 

[CoyoteMagic]

You don't have to "feed" them tomatoes. They will steal them off the vines themselves!!!

I am a firm believe that chickens won't eat anything that is going to kill them. Heck they eat styrofoam and keep on laying!!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

Tomatos, lettuce, spinish, squash and pumpkin seeds, cukes, corn on the cob, they love garden extras

 

[gritsar]

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The only one going to hurt by feeding tomatoes is YOU! as they knock you down to take them from you.

 

[chickie momma di]

Hi
Tomatoes as treats are one of my birds favorites.

Just like anything else all things in moderation. Mine will attack me for them when they see them in my hands.

 

[jvls1942]

NO !!!! you should not feed them tomatoes..let them pick them for themselves.. who writes that stuff that you guys read, anyhow??

and the next question why do you believe it??

 

[mandolinmama]

My birds love tomatos and I have found that they're really a great snack in the summer when the heat is really getting to them. Tomatos have a lot of moisture in them and on hot days, that's the best kind of snack.