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[FlyingNunFarm]

Question squatchy chefs:

I’m a city girl with city chickens

I’m grilling whole fish tonight.
If I were to save the cooked heads and whatnot in the fridge overnight, can the chickens have them tomorrow?

Will the bones hurt them?
(Yes they have grit)
Will I have to sit them down and explain it to them....
Or provide them with tiny little chopsticks?

I doubt they would eat the bones. Unless they were really small.

I think over night in the fridge would be fine. Not sure I could stand to watch them eat fish heads.

 

[staceyj]

You can make fish stock out of the bones, then calm chowder or something similar.

They will eat the meat off of the bones but most bones will be too hard for them to eat

I thought about that but it’s only going to be two heads, and they could sure use the protein to grow some feathers. They all look awful.

 

[staceyj]

I doubt they would eat the bones. Unless they were really small.

I think over night in the fridge would be fine. Not sure I could stand to watch them eat fish heads.

I was hoping not to watch. Thought I’d set them down and walk away...
Come back later to clear the table like a server at a restaurant, so to speak.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Canned mackerel has the bones in BUT they are cooked and canned so pretty soft.
Mine get mackerel.

Fish heads would be an awesome treat.

 

[Chickassan]

I just gave mine leftover taquito pie. Some of them get exited like "oh boy mom cooked!" Other ones look sad about it. I always take a chance on getting my feelings hurt when I put out people food.

 

[ronott1]

I thought about that but it’s only going to be two heads, and they could sure use the protein to grow some feathers. They all look awful.

I thought about that but it’s only going to be two heads, and they could sure use the protein to grow some feathers. They all look awful.

Poor things!

I have used this when they looked bad from molting

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Yeah---I got mackerel once. No one mentioned it was the whole fish. I guess it's my own fault for assuming it would be like tuna or salmon. I've been so traumatized they haven't had mackerel since.
They do like shrimp tails. Preferably with some shrimp meat still in them. Mine don't get much leftover cooked food. Like prepared as a dish leftovers. Rice I didn't use. Or some veggies before they get buttered and salted. They get lots of left over produce and bread. I try to keep the bread to a minimum.
I once took home a $35 breakfast tray from work. It was bananas and mixed berries baked with oatmeal topping. If it hadn't been in the garbage I think I would have eaten it! It was a whole unopened pan of the stuff. They devoured it. Probably one of the most unhealthy sugary things they've ever gotten.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Sorry FNF. We should have warned you.
Oh yeah, um mackerel is mostly whole.
Head, tail, guts and fins are removed.

 

[rjohns39]

Question squatchy chefs:

I’m a city girl with city chickens

I’m grilling whole fish tonight.
If I were to save the cooked heads and whatnot in the fridge overnight, can the chickens have them tomorrow?

Will the bones hurt them?
(Yes they have grit)
Will I have to sit them down and explain it to them....
Or provide them with tiny little chopsticks?

Yup you can give it to them cooked or raw. I have a friend who feeds his the fish after filleting them. What they don't eat, they bury for the most part.

 

[Chickassan]

Now see I wouldn't give mine a fish bone to save my LIFE! One of those weirdos would find a way to choke on it or get jabbed in the eye or something!