The 'wisdom' of Reddit: "It's completely fine to give your chickens French fries"

[BuffNumber14]

r/BackYardChickens: I don’t eat French fries but I know some girls who do!

Pearls of wisdom from Reddit

My oldest hens just turned 7 and they've had fries their whole lives so I wouldn't worry about the other comments in this thread.

In my experience some people are way too overly picky with what they advise others feed their birds. Fries are fine

Silly statement. There's lots of folks on this subreddit who are either new to chickens or don't have any themselves and push statements like this.

I've had chickens my whole adult life now, it's unbelievable what people believe can and cannot be fed to the chickens. It's completely fine to give your chickens fries.

Anyone trying to point out that fries are too fatty and salty is mocked and downvoted.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Sorry hate to say but fries are also a nightshade and chickens shouldn’t eat nightshade.

 

[JedJackson]

Why would people feed their chickens fries anyway? Bizarre.

It's not going to kill them right away but definitely not good for them.

 

[The Bougie Coop]

I think everything should be about moderation. If you are feeding your chickens fries all the time, not great, but as a very rare treat, sure.

 

[The Bougie Coop]

Sorry hate to say but fries are also a nightshade and chickens shouldn’t eat nightshade.

Raw potatoes, no. Cooked are ok. Cooking reduces the solanine, which is what causes the problems. But again, moderation.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

But still wouldn’t recommend giving a lot of fries maybe some though.

 

[JedJackson]

Sorry hate to say but fries are also a nightshade and chickens shouldn’t eat nightshade.

If the potatoes are cooked they are okay. Tomatoes in moderation are okay, too.

 

[thecatumbrella]

My chickens would have sold my soul for a french fry. I don't see the problem with letting them split 1 or 2. I certainly wouldn't call it a "food hack", unless you have a pen of seagulls.

 

[akitafriendakita]

If the potatoes are cooked they are okay. Tomatoes in moderation are okay, too.

Fried salty potato sticks are a bad idea. The cooking process breaking down solanine is fine in baked potatoes, but the issue is more the fried salty food part.

Even then, baked potatoes aren't the healthiest food on the planet. They're okay in moderation but eating too many will give you diabetes and make you fat - something chickens tend to struggle with and die of often (fatty livers from high starch.) It's really only okay as a small treat at best, and not often.

Fatty liver is one of the most common killer of chickens.

 

[Esc_Quaily]

Tbf fries aren't great for humans either. Seagulls attack for fries here in the north coast. They gang up outside the fish and chip shops. Maybe the odd fry/chip doesn't do any harm .