Guppies ??

[SeattleChickenHead]

I used to keep a tank of goldfish for feeding two big mean fish I used to have......watch out for pet store fish, they use alot of anti-stress medication and de-ick stuff....

I used to keep my goldfish in thier own tank for a month or so,(on nothing but well water) till they either got bigger or died, about 20% would die within a month, usually of ick. Not sure what the diseases or medications they use would do to a chicken, but they made my predator fish sick several times till I figured it out...

 

[babieblues]

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They're all ramshorn and common pond snails. Think we'll just stick to feeding them to the koi. Makes them more useful, they clean the tank before becoming food lol

 

[babieblues]

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All are healthy and have never been medicated. None of our fish are from pet stores. We got a couple of guppies from friends a few years ago, and they've been breeding nonstop ever since. We've given piles away to friends and have one who keeps a tank of just males so she will take pretty much any we have to give, but we still end up with way to many for our tank size. When I saw the posts about feeding them to chickens I thought great solve the tank problem and offer a protein treat to the chickens occasionally. Just wanted to make sure it was safe to do so, I'd rather flush them than make my chickens sick

 

[BWKatz]

And they can't run away either!!. Seriously, I think the protein would be great for them. If they are multiplying, they are healthy. Anything sick doesn't multiply.

 

[EweSheep]

By all means, feed the guppies to them!

 

[roseyred]

I used to keep a tank of goldfish for feeding two big mean fish I used to have......watch out for pet store fish, they use alot of anti-stress medication and de-ick stuff....


I used to keep my goldfish in thier own tank for a month or so,(on nothing but well water)  till they either got bigger or died, about 20% would die within a month, usually of ick. Not sure what the diseases or medications they use would do to a chicken, but they made my predator fish sick several times till I figured it out...

I don't know too much about fish other than what I've seen at pet stores. Can you recommend a place to buy them where they would be okay to give to the chickens?

 

[GAchickennewbie]

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I have several fish tanks and have kept and bred several species over the years. From a fish-keeping perspective, it's usually recommended to breed them yourself. However, I have NO vet experience so couldn't advise if it would harm your hens to feed them fish bought directly from a pet store. I do water changes weekly and when a fish makes it through the hose to the backyard, the girls are tickled to "clean it up" for me. I hope this helps somewhat.