Is feeding oatmeal to chickens ok???

[Ann With A Plan]

Haha, same here. I have milk crates and their dust boxes in their yard (all under a large hoop shade now), and they know that if I move any of those they'll find either worms or crickets. But for the past week or so they won't eat worms anymore. But that's ok, because that's just more for my cross-beaked girl.

Oatmeal?? Ok.. interesting.

All I know is that I have a big rubber storage tote in the backyard about 20ft from the chicken run. I move it off the spot it’s at about every other day bcs crickets love to hide under it. The chickens have learned that when they see me moving the tote, good tasty squiggling treats aka crickets are on their way so they all line up at the fence waiting for their turn to get a cricket. Those things have nothing on oatmeal. Blah! they will
Literally tackle one another to the ground trying to get the cricket away from the other chicken! Who needs oatmeal! Lol. Interesting thread tho.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Wow, cool!

Got some expired baby oatmeal from my local food pantry to save it from landfill. Been feeding it to the flock little-by-little (still have lots left). The flock loves it and seem healthy and happy.

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[Flame80]

What would happen if you gave them a fried chicken drumbstick?

 

[Ann With A Plan]

What would happen if you gave them a fried chicken drumbstick?

They'd probably tear it apart, yum yum. But what about the oil that was used to fry it in?