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[raspeary]

I fed my chickens potato peels. i didn't know I wasn't supposed to.. The peels were not green at all. Is there anything I can do or should i just sit back and hope for the best? They only had in each coop about 2 potatoes worth of peelings. This is my worst mistake with them.

 

[Mahonri]

I have fed my chickens potato peelings for over a year with no problems.

They'll be fine.

 

[raspeary]

I hope your right. I posted on another thread the other day about chicken treats and someone came on and replied to my thread saying I shouldn't have. Also, it's on the treat chart as a no no. Said something about the peels being green, which the ones i fed were not.

 

[raspeary]

Anybody else have any other thoughts?

 

[cposz]

I have heard that feeding your chickens potato peels (that are not green) will result in red spots in their egg yolks, but not in any danger to your chickens.

 

[greyhorsewoman]

This is my worst mistake with them.

Probably not. I've been feeding my chickens potato peels for YEARS without incident. Raw, green, whatever. It goes into my kitchen scraps and tossed to the chickens. This has been discussed before and some folks avoid them, others do not ... never had anyone say they had sick chickens from it.

red spots in their egg yolks

I don't think potato peels cause blood spots.​

 

[Judy]

This is my worst mistake with them.

If that turns out to be the case, you are fortunate indeed.​

 

[raspeary]

I'm probably just more worried than what I need to be. I tend to do that and I'm sure I'll make more mistakes. What I should have said, this is one of my mistakes with them so far.

So that being said, thank you everybody

 

[dlhunicorn]

Yes the peels are on the no-no list (however, cooking the peels apparently will nullify the toxic element in them) >and when something is referred to as "toxic" this does not necessarily mean they will drop down dead in a couple of days from it, but (dependent on what it is and how much and how often eaten) that it can damage the birds in some way or cause organ damage in the long term for instance.
There are so many things you can give your birds for "treats" that are not on the list of no-nos why risk it? (remembering that what a bird considers a treat is quite different than us!)
Unless these are organically grown potatoes there will also be the issue of preservatives etc. .... but to answer your question I do not think this one boo-boo will do any damage .