Has anyone fed cranberries to the chickens?

[joedie]

I can't seem to find any info on cranberries for the hens. I want to make sure they don't have anything in them that could be toxic to the chickens like the alanine in potato peelings.

 

[sciencechick]

A friend of mine uses dried sweetened cranberries (Craisins) as treats for his hens when they do tricks. They don't seem to cause any issues.

 

[bibliophile birds]

the birdseed mix i use to add extra protein to my feed is full of cranberries. the chickies LOVE them!

 

[write2caroline]

Mine loved them!
I just used the whole unfrozen ones from the store!
Caroline

 

[joedie]

Thanks all! I just fed them the whole ones left over from baking and they went wild for them. So far, it seems like the favorite treat yet!

 

[elmo]

Cranberries are very good treats, high in vitamins.

 

[Peeper7]

Where did I read that fruit would make them stop laying?

 

[write2caroline]

The two that are laying for me (of 5 pullets so 3 are freeloading) eat them and lay.
Caroline

 

[Peeper7]

Maybe it's just citrus fruits?

 

[ShaggysGirl]

I have thrown in whole bags of whole cranberrys they love them.