green potaotoes

[chickenteen]

will the eat green potaotoes you know the ones you dig up to ealry and they never ripen?

 

[the simple life]

You are not suppose to give those to chickens, I have heard that you especially should not feed them the peels.
The solanine in the green of the potatoes is poisonous to humans and animals.

 

[chickenteen]

even if i cook it?

 

[BarkerChickens]

green potatoes are bad (poisonous). The only thing they are good for is the trash (not sure if composting them is ok

).
ETA: Yep, even cooking. Any green should be cut off if it is only a small portion and the mostly green ones should just be tossed. Oh, and the leaves of the potato plants are poisonous as well.

 

[ChickenfeedR]

Chickenteen,
Someone please correct me if I am wrong but I believe that green potatoes can have a high concentration of Solanine and are not recommended to eat. Dunno if they are safe for chickens. I just save them for seed potatoes for the next season. Good Luck, Larry

 

[the simple life]

Cooking won't change the poisonous chemical in it, just throw them out.

 

[gsim]

No good. Leaves of any potato will kill a horse. I have sweet potatoes and will not feed the greens to my chooks for fear that they are bad too.