Should the pumpkin seeds be cooked?

[jerseygirl1]

I've been reading about the effects of pumpkins and seeds lately - should the pumpkins and seeds be cooked? It seems that if not, that the flesh and seeds may be too hard to peck at?

 

[Judy]

I see no reason to cook them; it is natural for birds to eat raw seeds. They might need to be shelled, though.

Please don't count on pumpkin seeds to keep your flock worm free. I think you will find that has been disproven if you do the research.

 

[hinkjc]

When we feed pumpkin, we just cut the pumpkin in half and let the chickens have at it. They love it once they get a taste.

 

[DLS]

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the whole pumpkin?

 

[DonnaBelle]

We cut a HUGE pumpkin in half last evening and fed it to the chickens.

Seeds and all.

They love it.

DonnaBelle

 

[ShaggysGirl]

We put whole pumpkins in their runs. The first time we didn't cut it...lol they did eat it too at one point it had a hole big enough that the rooster was sticking his head right in. Now we do cut or break it.

 

[Wifezilla]

Just throw it on the ground really hard and stand back!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Pumpkins, cucumber, winter squash, summer squash, zucchini; I just split them open and toss them in. Tomatoes and pepper are not split, just tossed in.

 

[ShaggysGirl]

We tossed in a few over grow Kale roots and all and the went nuts over it. They love their veggies.

 

[Imp]

I bought some dried pumpkin seeds at the feed store. The chickens won't touch them. I tried chopping them, the chickens won't touch them. I tried processing them to a powder, the chickens won't touch it. I put them out for the squirrels, the squirrels won't touch them.

Imp- Anyone want about 20 lbs of dried pumpkin seeds.