Textured Vegetable Protein

[Ellie]

Has anyone used TVP to feed their chickens? I ran out of oatmeal and used it for a few days and the egg production went from 4 to 10. Now I understand that TVP has at least 50% protein.

Is this going to be harmful the the girls?

Anyone else give this to their girls?

Ellie

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

If the TVP (soy) is roasted soy, then it is very good for the chickens and that is a main component of commercial chicken feeds.

If it is unroasted then it would need to be roasted before serving it to chickens, or it is toxic.

 

[DebGB]

By roasted, do you mean just cooked. Can it be boiled or toasted dry in the oven? Should it be rehydrated first?

 

[Ellie]

We have been using this to improve egg production when needed. What we have been doing is toasting it on a cookie sheet. Sure smells good when roasting, lol.

 

[DebGB]

Thank you very much. I will try it.