I make bone broth from the turkey carcasses, nothing added to it except the turkey and water. We don't eat much of what I strain out of that. The chickens are ecstatic about it. I would rather not have to freeze it (very limited freezer space) and don't want it to get too old. How fast can I feed it to them without harming them?
Both a one time thing (the turkey already roasted) and over a couple of months (we usually make several turkeys over a few weeks time but maybe not so many this year or we may get a freezer soon) and I have only a few chickens.
I'm not worried about the temporary changes in the consistency of their poop. The turkeys are from the grocery store, so the salt added before I get them is a limiting factor? So far, I've sorted all the bone fragments out because it is dangerous to feed cooked bones to dogs because they splinter. I suspect it isn't dangerous for chickens because they swallow them whole - right?
My chickens normally get chicken food plus a few bites each of fresh food each day... usually greens or fruit, occasionally insects or lean meat.
Both a one time thing (the turkey already roasted) and over a couple of months (we usually make several turkeys over a few weeks time but maybe not so many this year or we may get a freezer soon) and I have only a few chickens.
I'm not worried about the temporary changes in the consistency of their poop. The turkeys are from the grocery store, so the salt added before I get them is a limiting factor? So far, I've sorted all the bone fragments out because it is dangerous to feed cooked bones to dogs because they splinter. I suspect it isn't dangerous for chickens because they swallow them whole - right?
My chickens normally get chicken food plus a few bites each of fresh food each day... usually greens or fruit, occasionally insects or lean meat.