Making strawberries palatable for chickens

[Rainwing]

so oftentimes ill have a strawberry or two that has mold on it, so i cut the mold off and chop the rest of the nonmoldy strawberry up for my chickens. However, they don't eat it. They will throw it around a bit, or try to "drink" the strawberry juice from it, but they don't actually consume the strawberry.

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue and what they do to make the chickens eat strawberries. I feel like they would only eat them if they went in the garden and found the strawberry plants.

 

[NatJ]

I would just throw the whole strawberry to them, mold and all; either they'll eat it or they won't.

I tend to consider "chicken run" and "compost pile" to be the same thing, so whether they eat it or not has never been a big deal to me.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ever try giving them non-moldy ones? I wouldn't feed moldy ones to chickens.

Then again mine probably wouldn't care, they love strawberries, strawberry tops, strawberry plants.

 

[blackdog043]

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue and what they do to make the chickens eat strawberries.

Chickens will eat what they want, there's no need to make them eat anything. Nothing moldy goes to my chickens, it goes directly to my compost pile. If my chickens don't eat what I put in the run, it turns to compost.

 

[JaeG]

Mine aren't that fussed about strawberries but will fight over a cherry tomato. Chickens are supposed to love cabbage. Mine will not touch one.

 

[Rainwing]

Ever try giving them non-moldy ones? I wouldn't feed moldy ones to chickens.

Then again mine probably wouldn't care, they love strawberries, strawberry tops, strawberry plants.

Chickens will eat what they want, there's no need to make them eat anything. Nothing moldy goes to my chickens, it goes directly to my compost pile. If my chickens don't eat what I put in the run, it turns to compost.

i clearly said i cut off the moldy part

i came back later on today and their food bowl was empty so i guess they ate the strawberries in the end. weird how i never see them actually eat it though.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I meant completely non moldy ones. Ones that you'd be willing to eat in entirety. If it's moldy I'd just toss it or compost it.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Mine aren't that fussed about strawberries but will fight over a cherry tomato. Chickens are supposed to love cabbage. Mine will not touch one.

Wow that's so funny! Mine will DESTROY a head of cabbage in about 30 minutes!

 

[GRB73]

My chickens don't like strawberries but go bizzerk for raspberries and cranberries.

 

[Acre4Me]

Mine aren't that fussed about strawberries but will fight over a cherry tomato. Chickens are supposed to love cabbage. Mine will not touch one.

Mine too!! Strawberries get A moderate response, but toss in a cherry tomato and it’s worth stopping to watch the ensuing chase.

Cabbage they love, but I just chop up whatever I have left if I’m using it in the kitchen, so they’ve never gotten a head of lettuce. Brussel sprouts, I’ll toss in the Complete stalk, leaves and all ...come back an hour later to a completely denuded stalk.