Gluten Free Eggs/Meat?

[Awestruck]

I am wondering about what I feed my chicks, if it will affect those who are on gluten free diets. I have a friend who is totally gluten free, and I would like to provide her with eggs or products made with the eggs, but I want to be careful as to what to feed the chicks. Anyone else have this question or answers to the question I am asking?
Note: I don't know what category in the forums to put this post in.

 

[0wen]

What science there is on the topic, basically says that:

1.) The gluten that enters the chicken via it's diet, is probably broken down into amino acids and doesn't transfer via the processed chicken, or the chicken's eggs.

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2.) That there really isn't enough science out there to definitively state one way or the other..

Some reading on the topic:

https://www.glutenfreegigi.com/what-science-says-about-gluten-protein-in-eggs/

https://www.verywell.com/are-eggs-gluten-free-562813

 

[kissezmychicken]

Gluten is not stored in protein...this really is a fad. Gluten is a protein in itself but not in the sense your wondering about. Meat and dairy are all Gluten free. The 1 % or less of the population that can't digest it must eat wheat products directly for it to affect them negatively.

 

[Awestruck]

I was just curious because so many people are gluten free and want to eat everything as gluten free as possible. I have a friend who can't even eat blue cheese because when it is fermenting, it uses some kind of wheat product to ferment with. I would have never have thought of that. I see a lot of people giving bread to their chickens and just wondered if that would affect the gluten content in the eggs. Thanks for the insights and information on this.

 

[Maeschak]

My spouse and father-in-law both have Celiacs disease. Any gluten, even a crumb from my wheat bread, that find its way into either of their mouths will have them 'down for the count' for 24 hours to 3 days. (Just ask anyone w Celiacs what happens- it is not fun and is debilitating.) They both eat my chickens' eggs and meat with no problems whatsoever. A prime component of my chickens' diet is wheat- so, at least for my spouse and FIL, the chickens' diet does not affect them.