Good to eat/ NOT good to eat

[new chick mummy]

Hi, so after reading through a fair few (to say the least )
I'm seeing that chick's/chickens can eat a he'll of a lot more than I originally thought. Just to be on the safe side. Is there a list of non edible food stuff anywhere??
I'm guessing this is shorter than the edible list.
Thanks in advance Edie

 

[amydzek]

I am sure there is... but I dont know where.. my girls wont touch onions and certian plants in the yard they leave alone...they also dont like anything citrus... but here is a list of things they do love... basically they would be thrilled if I gave them a plate of our dinner each night!

here is a quick list of some fave treats!
cottage cheese
yogurt
grapes
apples
strawberries
any kind of meat
fish
scrambled eggs
spinach
kale
collard greens
tomatoes
cucumbers
rice
crickets
and spaghetti

 

[new chick mummy]

Thank you very much for posting a reply.
I will keep their new menu handy

 

[WI FarmChick]

Here's the list of treats you can give your chickies. It also has what not to feed as well.
Good luck.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens

 

[chloezoebob101]

FAVS:
Peaches
Mashed potatoes (They go crazy over those!!)
Clover
raw Eggs/ cooked eggs
Egg shells
Spagetti
Apples
Green beans
strawberries
Blue berries
black berries
Rasberries
And much much much more!!

 

[triplepurpose]

I generally find that if it's not edible they won't eat it... Any scraps from the kitchen go to my flock and they eat what's good and leave the rest to be swallowed by the litter. The only things that I wouldn't throw in there would be stuff that is outright poisonous, but even then I suspect that if I did they just wouldn't eat it, unless you somehow managed to trick them or force them into eating it somehow. I also try to avoid giving them modern human processed "junk food" but then again I wouldn't eat any of that stuff myself either...

Chickens have been scavenging in midden heaps and weedy scrublands for centuries and if they were capable of discerning edibility for themselves, at least to some degree, they would have all poisoned themselves long ago...