Is it okay for chickens to eat suet cakes?

[schellie69]

I have heard that they are good in the winter and if you are having pecking problems from them being board in the winter. Mine don's Like BOSS at all I have tried they seem to not like them they leave them and the wild birds eat them.

so I have been looking at another treat one person found a wild bird foot that had cayenne pepper in it thought that would be good to help prevent worms but can't fine one.

 

[PolishLady54]

Are Coleus flowers and or the leaves,okay to give to my chickens

 

[dragonlair]

I feed the suet cakes in winter for extra calories when I can't get fat/meat scraps from the butcher. The chickens LOVE them.

 

[MimiChick]

I give the girls suet cakes occasionally for a treat too. Mostly in the winter, but sometimes in early spring or fall. I look at the protein content and make sure to get the ones with the highest protein. There's one that's made with meal worms that's 10 percent. That's the one I usually get. There's also some with sunflower seeds that are about 8 percent. Check the ones advertised for woodpeckers. Those tend to have the higher percent of protein.

 

[rachsalls]

What about offering the suet to chicks, ducklings and poults??

 

[Blooie]

I give mine suet blocks in the winter. They love them, and since I hang then in suet cages it keeps helps alleviate boredom. I make my own suet. In the summer I stuff the suet cages as full as possible with watermelon, tomatoes, kale, spinach - whatever I can cram in there.

 

[really4me]

Do you need to crack the seeds or do the chickens do that themselves?

 

[Blooie]

Nope, no need to crack the seeds. Lots of folks toss handfuls of BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) for them right out of the bag.

 

[Trefoil]

They do it.

 

[scubaharry]

Always looking for something new for the girls. Found suet cakes on sale at tractor supply. Hung two of them in the run and they love them! Once a week in the winter should be good. Need the extra fat.