Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

[BoogieWight]

I put tea leaves and coffee grounds in the compost. I don't think we've ever had waste chocolate. or leftover pizza.

I am absolutely with you on the chocolate. That is just absurd to even mention. Our coffee grounds go in the worm bin. I don't think the dogs would ever forgive me over the pizza either.

 

[chickentrains]

I tend to not give my girls junk food, but they did get some corn spoon bread after thanksgiving.

 

[Ascholten]

Im thinking possibly the caffeine in the tea leaves is the issue. Not aware of other chemicals like theobromine as an example in Tea.

Aaron

 

[Ascholten]

and Chocolate, while you may never waste it, .. agreed, WHO would waste Chocolate!! But you might want to give them some as a treat or snack, which could be bad for them.

Aaron

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

and Chocolate, while you may never waste it, .. agreed, WHO would waste Chocolate!! But you might want to give them some as a treat or snack, which could be bad for them.

Aaron

I have to say, the other day I threw a few chocolates in the trash. They were from a sampler and had that nasty pink cream in the middle.

It was notable as it was probably the first time I threw away chocolate, and the first time I have thrown ANY food waste in the garbage in close to a year (the amount of time I have been WFH).

 

[Ascholten]

Yah, that can be a dilemma too. What goes into the compost heap, and what goes into the chickens, then..into the compost heap. Although they have no problem playing feathered trash panda themselves, I try to keep them OUT of the compost. While I am sure they dig up and eat all kinds of unspeakable stuff as it is, I don't need to be intentionally feeding them rotting food.

Aaron

 

[CLSranch]

Yah, that can be a dilemma too. What goes into the compost heap, and what goes into the chickens, then..into the compost heap. Although they have no problem playing feathered trash panda themselves, I try to keep them OUT of the compost. While I am sure they dig up and eat all kinds of unspeakable stuff as it is, I don't need to be intentionally feeding them rotting food.

Aaron

They are not going to eat compost from edible food that is likely to hurt them. WE learn what is edible from watching animals. And they should have a sufficent amount of quality feed in the coop that some compost bonus or in this thread a once a year pizza shouldn't hurt them or even make a darn.

 

[Ascholten]

They are not going to eat compost from edible food that is likely to hurt them. WE learn what is edible from watching animals. And they should have a sufficent amount of quality feed in the coop that some compost bonus or in this thread a once a year pizza shouldn't hurt them or even make a darn.

So then.... Does your chicken taste like pepperoni, or your pizza taste like chicken!

Aaron

 

[CLSranch]

My chickens taste like chicken. I'm pretty sure if a steer got into the horse feed ONE time it's not going to taste like horse. Oh it's almost the same feed as all stock anyway.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

They are not going to eat compost from edible food that is likely to hurt them. WE learn what is edible from watching animals. And they should have a sufficent amount of quality feed in the coop that some compost bonus or in this thread a once a year pizza shouldn't hurt them or even make a darn.

My chickens have TWO massive compost piles to "snack" out of...one that's getting added to fresh every day, and one that's not had any additions since Oct. They enjoy both and nobody is eating anything that appears to be doing them any harm.