Feeding

[LA Chicken Mama]

Can you feed your chickens scraps/leftovers or do they need strickly feed?

 

[orloffer]

As long as the scraps/leftovers are safe for chickens (you can find online lists of safe and unsafe food items), you can absolutely feed some to them as treats. Mine enjoy corn cobs, watermelon rinds, plums, clumps of rice, bread crusts, greens, etc. Just make sure to limit their portions to a small amount (people typically recommend a tbsp. or less) each day, as most leftovers aren't particularly healthy for them.