is bread bad for chickens?

[Camelot Farms]

Mine are particularly fond of my Asiago-Sundried Tomato bread

 

[fancbrd4me02]

As a supplement, bread is fine.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Mine get leftover cornbread and white bread. I cut back in the summer but they get it all winter. My grandma's hens ate bread all the time. I think we ften get too uptight about what we allow them to eat. Bread should be fine.

 

[Gray Ghost]

There is a guy near here who feeds his numerous chickens almost nothing but old bread, which gets on a regular route from grocery stores and bakeries who would otherwise throw it away. His feed costs are so low he sells eggs for $1 / doz. (up from $.75 due to the price of gas on his pickup route). And his chickens seem to thrive on it.

GG

 

[cutiepie960]

My rooster loves hamburger bun breads i feed him everyday along with chicken feed, cat food, dried mealworms, grapes, sweet can corn & he's fine..Maybe i shouldn't feed him his bread everyday.. Hmmmmm

 

[SAMnELLA]

I've been wondering about feeding bread also. My chickens just don't seem to care for the store bought chicken feed. They love whole wheat bread !

 

[brookechook90]

I too read somewhere that its not good and was told they won't lay eating it , but I put out a heap of scraps an bread is the one thing they can't get enough of , is good to see so many people still have healthy chooks that lay well . Now I know I can give them something they love so much .

 

[casportpony]

I too read somewhere that its not good and was told they won't lay eating it , but I put out a heap of scraps an bread is the one thing they can't get enough of , is good to see so many people still have healthy chooks that lay well . Now I know I can give them something they love so much .

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