Using Acorns to feed your chickens.

[Mgui35]

My chickens free range in the back yard. I have 6 large oak trees in my yard that are dropping acorns like crazy. When I go to feed my chickens they follow me like puppies all the way to the feed can. A few days ago I noticed they had stopped following me and were pecking something. When I walked across a concrete pad, I had crushed several acorns and they were eating them up. I gathered several gallons of acorns and crushed them and the feeding frenzy was on. I will pay a minimal food bill for the next month due to the love of acorns by my chooks. I hope this saves someone else some money due to feed being so high.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

That is great! People can use acorn flour too- there is a procedure to get the tannins? out first.

Your chickens must be so happy!

 

[Mgui35]

They do seem to be happy. They come to me when I call them. I say "Chooky chooky chook chook, chookity chookity chook chook" and they come a running. First I look around to make sure nobody is watching me when I do this.

 

[hmmcc123]

I thought I read in a book somewhere that acorns can cause the yokes to turn a green tint. It will be interesting to find out if that is true or not!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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Lol yes watch those neighbors! My closest neighbor set off his air horn at me when I was talking to my chickens too loudly.

 

[Mgui35]

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If the yolks do turn green then thats all the better due to the fact that my chickens are Ameraucanas. Now they can be green through and through!

 

[Mgui35]

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Lol yes watch those neighbors! My closest neighbor set off his air horn at me when I was talking to my chickens too loudly.

Too funny. He probably had a good laugh at your embarrassment for being caught.

 

[CrestedGirl]

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If the yolks do turn green then thats all the better due to the fact that my chickens are Ameraucanas. Now they can be green through and through!

 

[Patricia Jane]

I remember where I read that oak trees are poisonous to chickens. It didn't specify if it was the tree bark, leaves, acorns. Anyone? I could be totally wrong on this.

 

[hmmcc123]

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If the yolks do turn green then thats all the better due to the fact that my chickens are Ameraucanas. Now they can be green through and through!