Hot pepper seeds

[Moabite]

A group of chemicals called CAPSAICINOIDS are responsible for the heat in chile peppers. Birds don't have the receptors to experience the pain of capsaician like mammals do. The reason being is that the pepper plants want birds to eat their fruit as this is how the seeds get spread. Mammal's digestion ruins the seeds. The capsaician keeps most smart animals from eating the fruit.

Capsaician seems to increases circulation and many people claim to have had a boost in egg production after feeding their hens cayenne pepper.

I've fed my chickens peppers from my garden. They don't seem interested.

 

[puredelite]

Guess this explains how a peacock I once had was able to eat( and apparently enjoy) the tiny little firey peppers I was growing in my garden. Kept noticing they were disappearing until one mornin' I caught him in the act of pecking them off one by one with no evidence of any discomfort. Learning something everytime I log on to BYC!

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Moabite is right on with his explanation. Mine also don't like the peppers, but they will eat the seeds if I remove them and they love the leaves of the pepper plants.

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

Mocking birds spread Chile Petin plants all over my garden.

I have been giving my girls crushed red pepper in their mash for two weeks. I had many that had not laid their first egg yet...as of late last week they had all laid at least one egg...yesterday I collected 20 from 22 pullets. Don't know if the pepper did it or not but if it did, great!

I know peppers have lots of good things in them...mine do eat the peppers from my garden, in fact I don't think I have ever given them anything they would not eat!

 

[Resolution]

Dried red pepper is a fantastic supplement. It helps keep parasite levels down and improves gut health. I'd add more but everything else worth saying has been said! Nice to read educated responses on BYCF.

 

[Baymule]

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[Boo-Boo's Mama]

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My husband found a nice size container at Sam's and here in Texas we have a chain of HEB grocery stores that have bulk products but the container at Sam's was a better deal. I have a half gallon jar full of crushed red pepper...should last me quite awhile!

 

[grassfedeggs]

My chickens LOVE red pepper flakes! It's the one treat that they will never pass up. They gobble it down like candy. I started using after reading about the health benefits here on the forum. I'm hoping that it will keep them healthy, and vibrant throughout our icy New Hampshire winter. I also sprinkle ground red pepper in their food to deter the rodents.

 

[Lollipop]

Can`t verify the egg laying stimulation, but cayenne pepper is a natural wormer. Mix it heavily with your feed to turn it rusty. Pepper in the front, worms run out the back. Chickens don`t have the heat receptors like most critters, as stated above, so they eat it up. Worms, on the other hand, heh, heh. You can still eat the eggs. Repeat in 10 days to get the new worms.........Pop

 

[chickenlady08]

Sorry but I can't think of one reason to give hot pepper seeds to my girls. What is the nutritional value for them?