tomato snacks?

[mistylady]

My tomato plants have decided to produce some fruit! Can I give some to the hens for a treat? They are totally organic grown. No pesticides and the only fertilizer is a little chicken poop! Thank you!

ETA I'll take the seeds out of the fruit if that will make the chickens happier.

 

[Judymae]

I have always heard that tomatoes are a no-no for chickens.....but mine love'em!!! I don't give them alot of them just the tops when I cut one up.

 

[mistylady]

Thank you!

 

[Beekissed]

Why would tomatoes be a no-no?

Our chickens have been feasting on garden leftovers and picking our tomato vines clean for three generations. Is there some new health risk associated with this behavior of which I am unaware?

 

[Bi0sC0mp]

tomatos are fine for chickens they love to eat the inside of them..

 

[mistylady]

Wonderful! Thank you everyone!

 

[jjthink]

My oh so smart roo especially loves insanely yummy heirloom tomatoes

JJ

 

[mistylady]

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I planted heirloom tomatoes also. They are called German Queen. One plant is huge, covered in lush green leaves and full of fruit and the other four look like big green sticks with a few leaves and some fruit!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I grow and sell heirloom tomatoes and anything unsold or bad goes to my chickens. They LOVE them!!!!!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

My chickens are tomato thieves!!! I surround my garden with a fence and then put chicken wire on top of that just to keep them out of the tomatoes!!

It's my firm belief that a chicken is smart enough not to eat anything that is going to hurt it. The things eat styrofoam insulation and survive!