Food Scraps?

[chickengirl1193]

For our family we fill a container with food that we clean out of the fridge or that we dont eat. They get everything! If they don't want it they don't eat it. I dump everything onto the compost and the chickens and goats come running and are there before it hits the ground! Its very amusing watching goats and.chickens eat spaghetti or corn chips I use some discretion though, like no junk food, my family eats pretty healthy though so there usually isnt a problem.

 

[ChickenPresence]

Our flock enjoys table scraps on a regular basis. Last week featured quinoa and butternut squash. Limiting the frequency and amount helps to keep their stools from being too runny.
I also set up a "garlic bar" once a week using crushed garlic (in big containers from the grocery store) which they really enjoy.
This summer I plan to grow herbs like oregano to keep them healthy.
There is no end to what we will do for our birds!

 

[SNJchickens]

Just to assure nice "poop" I buy acidophilus capsules and open one into the treat tray each morning. The hens probably don't notice the little bit of white powder, but I've never had a loose stool problem even when the hens are getting a lot of lettuce during the winter snows when there is no grazing on the lawn here in NJ.

 

[mamabigbird]

I love to give mine snacks. They eat anything. Try not to give them onions or acid.

OMG. You certainly don't want to give them "ACID". Hallucinating chickens laying psychodellic eggs.
Hey, maybe you'd get free range Easter Eggs. LOL.

 

[chicknmania]

I agree. I try to choose healthy treats for them . I really like the company "treats for chickens" they have some really interesting treats mixed together like marigold petals, sea kelp, meal worms, oats, and tons of other really different healthy treats! I buy from them online. My birds love it! I also grow a mix of grasses and clovers for them with alfalfa, strawberry clover, red clover, flax, buckwheat, white clover, trefoil, and rye grass. They really go after that! I try hard to feed as nutritious as I can. I've switched over to a wonderful organic feed that has field peas and organic corn and organic wheat organic oats and barely and fish meal with alfalfa flaxseed sea kelp rice bran and wheat middlings it has lots of vitamins and added probotics as well. They really seem to love it. Since I switched they have gained more weight, feathers look shiney, I can see a real difference! I really worry about their nutrition because they are silkies and silkies can be prone to vitamin defiency as I found out. So I try my best to feed a diverse nutritional diet. I also supplement with extra vitamins in the water for one week a month. Birds can get defiency in vitamins if feed to many empty foods. I've had vitamin defiency in my flock before I think that's why I try so hard now for optimal nutrition.

What is the organic food called? The feed mill here sells some, I've never tried it, but they say they have clients who really like it.

 

[chickenloverof3]

Im new to chi

ckens to but most likely yes

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Mine get EVERYTHING. Anything we keep as leftovers that dont get eaten are feed to the birds.

Eggs, yup

Chicken - yup

Veggies, meat scraps, noodles, etc, etc....the birds get it all!!

 

[ozarkchicks]

ours just had raisins, cherrios, Ritz crackers, spaghetti noodles and some bread.... they love it on those cold days

 

[Troll]

Mine get more garden scraps. The only kitchen food they get is leftover noodles and bread ends once in a blue moon. They turn their beaks up at things like goldfish crackers or corn.

 

[DuckRaiser]

Mine get EVERYTHING. Anything we keep as leftovers that dont get eaten are feed to the birds.

Eggs, yup

Chicken - yup

Veggies, meat scraps, noodles, etc, etc....the birds get it all!!

Mighty good!