Sweet?

[joebwe25]

Can chickens taste sweet?

 

[SandraChick]

no clue..but doubt it.

THey don't taste spicy hot neither.

Sandra

 

[chicknmania]

I read recently that it's a controversial issue how much birds can taste; they're supposed to eat things that they think look like what they're supposed to be eating. However, different types of birds do have a varying number of taste buds; some have up to fifty (not very many) so they can taste some stuff. Haven't researched how many chickens have. I have my own views about what they can taste... I don't care how many taste buds they have...after watching how much our birds enjoy berries and watermelon...it's hard to believe they don't taste much!

 

[rooster-red]

If they don't taste sweet things then why do they go nuts over marsmallows?

 

[rosyposyosy]

because they are sticky and filled with air and it is fun to fight over

DUH! lol jk

 

[joebwe25]

 

[schmoo]

I swear my Roo can. I had some raspberry jam on a piece of toast and he LOVED it - I mean he was just nuts over it. He didn't go half that crazy for plain rapsberries or plain toast.......who knows?

 

[pawtraitart]

My chickens definately go crazy over sweet treats more so than anything else they get.

 

[chicknmania]

Well, on the flip side...ours go crazy over styrofoam, too...we don't dare leave any lying around anywhere!

 

[doghamstyluv95]

Are sweet things ok for the chickens to eat?