Wanting to feed the wild birds...

[rksamon]

We are in the process of designing a flower bed to put our bird bath and bird feeders in. We have a few chickens who can jump the fence and will get into this area. My concern is simply whether or not the different seeds in store bought wild bird seeds are okay for my chickens.

 

[talos321]

They should be ok. I was surprised when I read the list to my wild bird seed. It was pretty close to the same mixture my cockatiel eats. I even bought 4 bags of wild bird seed that I use for scratch on the chickens.I got a deal on them 25lbs for 3.00 each.


Ingrediants were:
Black Sunflower Seeds
Cracked Corn
Millet Seeds
Wheat Seeds
and a listing of "Other Grains"

It also says:
8% Protein
4% Fat

 

[gritsar]

While I love to feed the wild birds, I do so in an area far away from where my chickens are now and where they will be in their permanent coop. It's not the chickens possibly eating the wild bird seed that concerns me; it's the diseases that wild birds carry and can conceivably pass to the chickens. Just food for thought in planning your wild bird feeding area.