No fruit? Will this stop the chickens from laying?

[tammyd57]

Citrus isn't 'bad' for chickens, they just don't particularly like it. I wish they did, we have access to unlimited amounts of all sorts of citrus fruit since we live in the middle of miles and miles of orchards.

 

[firsthouse_mp]

So weird that that it says this in the catalogue.....I had a feeling it wasn't totally correct. As with anything, an excess is bad. My sweet hens love their fruit treats and I feel like they would eat it in the wild. Thanks guys!

 

[tammyd57]

I think they would definitely eat fruit 'in the wild' because if they free range they'll eat anything they can get to.
I had my chickens in a temporary coop at my brother's house for a few days while I moved to another house. They escaped one day while no one was home and they denuded all his apple trees and grape vines. ALL the fruit and a lot of the grape leaves were just GONE. And they didn't stop laying.