Treats that are NOT treats

[americana-lover]

x2 same with dried oats. It can be horrible... Exploding the birds from the inside

when you say oats, do you mean oatmeal? Cuz ive been feeding my girls oatmeal all year....

 

[questions543]

when you say oats, do you mean oatmeal? Cuz ive been feeding my girls oatmeal all year....

no

 

[shirley jones]

Those girls are spoiled rotten. !!!!

 

[cmom]

My birds get rolled oats every day in their treat mix. I have been giving it to my birds for years and haven't had any problems with the oats. I have tried whole oats but they prefer the rolled oats same as I would give to a horse. I get the oats at my local feed store.

 

[RonC]

I give mine raw oatmeal as a treat in limited quantities out of my hand. It's one of their favorites. Raisins are their favorite. No way I'm feeding them raisins out of my hand, it's too scary the way they react. They will eat dried mealworms if I throw them in the run but aren't fond of them. Their crumbles mixed with water is a big hit too. I use it to get them back to the run after their freerange time.

 

[LakeBird]

Uncooked beans of any sort. Eggplant. And too much of any one thing can be toxic, like peas, or clover, alfalfa, which are fine in small quantities are bad if fed too much at once. Raw soybean (edime) is bad as it must be heat treated.
Cant think of more right now...

Does that include green beans?

 

[LakeBird]

I give mine raw oatmeal as a treat in limited quantities out of my hand. It's one of their favorites. Raisins are their favorite. No way I'm feeding them raisins out of my hand, it's too scary the way they react. They will eat dried mealworms if I throw them in the run but aren't fond of them. Their crumbles mixed with water is a big hit too. I use it to get them back to the run after their freerange time.

Thanks for the idea - I never thought about raisins.

 

[Ben Rogers]

Thanks for the idea - I never thought about raisins.

Mine treat raisins in the same way that they treat bugs or worms -- they hold it in their beak and run around cheeping like mad almost like "I got it! I got it! I got it!" -- which, of course, raises the attention of all the other chicks, who give chase and try to take it from them.

 

[cmom]

Here is the treat chart. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens

 

[Ben Rogers]

My chicks *devoured* a piece of beef that slipped into the scraps that I took out to them the other day...

...is there any issue with beef?