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[TexasSam]

Never heard that Suzi. Seems odd that they would love it if it isn't good for them.


Mine are nutty for swiss chard.

Mine go crazy for clover

 

[Suzi18]

I've heard to much greens isn't good for them

But they eat their fill of greens when out foraging.

 

[TexasSam]

But they eat their fill of greens when out foraging.

That's a different type of greens. Mine haven't had any greens while foraging in a month. I give mine broccoli sometimes and cabbage

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I was just reading on another thread that kale and spinach isn't good to feed to laying hens. Supposedly it makes for soft eggs? I feed mine kale all the time. It's their favorite. Anyone else ever heard this?

Mine won’t touch anything green and leafy. I thought it was my first birds. Tried it with second additions....nope. Ok, the little ones saw the big ones avoid it like the plague. Maybe that’s were they learned it. Third round of kids. Almost none of the original birds. Nope, nope, nope still won’t eat greens.

 

[Suzi18]

That's a different type of greens

Not if they are foraging in a garden....they eat spinach and kale and leaf lettuce.

 

[TexasSam]

Mine won’t touch anything green and leafy. I thought it was my first birds. Tried it with second additions....nope. Ok, the little ones saw the big ones avoid it like the plague. Maybe that’s were they learned it. Third round of kids. Almost none of the original birds. Nope, nope, nope still won’t eat greens.

Weird

 

[TexasSam]

Not if they are foraging in a garden....they eat spinach and kale and leaf lettuce.

Don't know I just heard it somewhere. I heard banana peels and raw potatoes and citrus are bad for them as well

 

[21hens-incharge]

Raw potatoes are a bad thing for them yes.
There is a toxin ton taters especially the peels. I don't remember the name of it.

People should not eat taters where the skins are green from sun exposure. The toxins are stronger in them.

No idea about nanner peels or citrus.

 

[Suzi18]

Mine won’t touch anything green and leafy. I thought it was my first birds. Tried it with second additions....nope. Ok, the little ones saw the big ones avoid it like the plague. Maybe that’s were they learned it. Third round of kids. Almost none of the original birds. Nope, nope, nope still won’t eat greens.

Mine won’t touch anything green and leafy. I thought it was my first birds. Tried it with second additions....nope. Ok, the little ones saw the big ones avoid it like the plague. Maybe that’s were they learned it. Third round of kids. Almost none of the original birds. Nope, nope, nope still won’t eat greens.

Funny how different their tastes are. Mine love greens ...especially cabbage and kale. They also love sweet potatoes, broccoli and cucumbers. They won't touch apples or pears

 

[CSAchook]

I guess the concern is that spinach is high in oxalic acid which *may* inhibit calcium absorption. But I suspect they would have to eat a lot of spinach on a daily basis (and have no access to calcium supplements like oyster shell) to actually cause a problem. And kale isn’t actually very high in oxalates (compared to spinach) so I really don’t think we should worry. My girls love kale and spinach!