is ice-cream safe for baby chicks (4-10 week old)

[kriz the farmer]

i was wondering if chickens can eat ice cream

i googled it AND FOUND IT SAFE
AND I GAVE CHICKS ONE SCOOP OF ICE
CREAM THEY LOVED IT AND DESTROYED IT IN SECONDS
SHE IS TILL ALIVE AND FINE

 

[lightchick]

Lol, chickens will eat pretty much anything.

 

[chickens really]

Chickens can not process Dairy so don't give them that..

 

[Dawnclucks22]

Chickens can not process Dairy so don't give them that..

I give mine yogurt occasionally... I think you'll be ok if you do it very sparingly.

 

[sumi]

Chickens can eat dairy products, but unless it's something like yoghurt, which has good bacteria for their guts, it's not recommended. Sugar and other sweeteners is not good for them either. If your chickens are hot and you'd like to spoil them with a cool treat, give them some watermelon, or fill a muffin pan with sweetcorn and water and freeze it for them. They will love that

 

[rosemarythyme]

Just because they will eat ice cream doesn't mean they should. Children will eat nothing but junk food if you let them, that doesn't mean it's healthy for them.

 

[kriz the farmer]

Chickens can eat dairy products, but unless it's something like yoghurt, which has good bacteria for their guts, it's not recommended. Sugar and other sweeteners is not good for them either. If your chickens are hot and you'd like to spoil them with a cool treat, give them some watermelon, or fill a muffin pan with sweetcorn and water and freeze it for them. They will love that

IS SUGAR FREE ICECREAM IS ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED

 

[rosemarythyme]

Sugar free ice cream is full of artificial sweeteners. Why would you feed that to any animal? I wouldn't even eat it. Chickens should get chicken feed, not human junk food.

 

[kriz the farmer]

Sugar free ice cream is full of artificial sweeteners. Why would you feed that to any animal? I wouldn't even eat it. Chickens should get chicken feed, not human junk food.

SO HOW CAN I KEEP MY 2 MONTH OLD CHICK COOL I THINK HE HAVE HEAT STROK

 

[sumi]

SO HOW CAN I KEEP MY 2 MONTH OLD CHICK COOL I THINK HE HAVE HEAT STROK

Provide plenty clean, cool water, shade and as I suggested, make some frozen treats for him, like the sweetcorn I mentioned in my previous post.