Has anyone fed their chickens mixed nuts?

[MTCHICKENLADY]

I have a big bag of semi stale nuts. Walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts, etc and I was wondering if I could feed these to my chickens?

 

[Bantimna]

I'm not sure let me check my page.

ETA: I think a Peanut once a month should be alright.

to the bYC

 

[gritsar]

Salted or unsalted? The nuts should be fine, but if they are salted I would rinse and dry them first.

 

[MTCHICKENLADY]

Thanks, I will rinse them and see if they like them

 

[Akane]

Nuts themselves shouldn't be a problem. Full of energy and good fatty acids that they need. The salt content of various foods we eat can be a problem though. You have to watch that. I forgot and tossed mine a ham bone to pick the remaining meat off. No ill chickens but the waterer was emptied that day.

 

[Opa]

No but I have had mixed nuts ask if they could feed my chickens.

 

[ellieroo]

I feed mine woodpecker feed from the store several nuts in there plus blk. oil sunflower seeds.Also peanuts and safflowers seed. They seem to really like them all!

 

[gritsar]

I should add that my only concern would be if there were any brazil nuts in the mixture. They are so large and chickens can be pigs and choke on things. I say this because my flock members will try to eat a fig whole and I've worried once or twice that I was going to have to perform the chicken version of the heimlich maneuver.

 

[hessys hens]

I feed mine finely crushed nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios all unsalted) in a small container mixed with shell grit, they only eat what they need when they need it. A good source of protein!