Pork Cracklins OK for chickens?

[illinichick]

I have a large box of pork cracklins and was wondering if my 7 month olds would benefit from the protein? maybe in small amounts such as a weekly treat?

 

[d.k]

*I'm SURE they would love 'em. If they are salted though-- I wouldn't. . . .

 

[Chick_in_Indiana]

Check the sodium. They dont do well w/ salty foods.

 

[Ron]

Don't waste them on chicks, send them to me!!!!

 

[ams3651]

i didnt know there was protein in cracklins....deep fried fat. Huh, who knew.

 

[d.k]

* Deep-fried pig SKIN, I think, and yeah, surprisely high in protein. . . . and fat. For me, they just get stale too fast down here.

 

[fivebigreds]

d.k :

* Deep-fried pig SKIN, I think, and yeah, surprisely high in protein. . . . and fat. For me, they just get stale too fast down here.

I belive that the skins are called pork rines and if cooked right shouldn't be greesey, the fried fat cubes are called cracklins . I have cut up and cooked off alot of lard from hogs. I still use lard as it is the only grease i use except butter.

 

[d.k]

*AH!! That's it!! Obviously been a LONG time since hearing my mom's hog-raising stories. . . .

 

[ams3651]

my grandfather made them when i was a kid, this past weekend was my uncle, dad, son and neighbor making scrapple.