What is your chickens’ favorite scrap treat?

[mrswalters]

Watermelons, tomatoes, homegrown corn that didn’t pollinate well, pumpkins, oh and dried shrimp I used to make stock

 

[SuperWhoLockian]

There is still snow on the ground here in VT. Besides leftovers, cabbage is my go to vegetable for hens. I usually just cut it in half so that all can enjoy. Once in awhile I just give them the whole head. I have 25 hens that get their cabbage 3-4 times a week. They have also gone through all the winter squash I had stored. But by far they love fermented grain. I add Durvet Layer Boost to the fermenting grains for extra Vit D

We’re in VT too Grocery shopping today and will be getting a different variety of veggies for our divas

 

[PhoenixinNevada]

After I make salsa, I give my chickens what I did not use, such as cilantro,peppers and tomatoes, if I have any leftover corn chips I also let them have that, even leftover tacos. They love it all. They also like the green onion tops not so much the bottom white though but they do eat it.also they like mint, , rosehips pretty much anything green. Oh and alfalfa when I buy hay they are right into it.celery with leaves.
I have around 40 chickens with about 6 roosters so one or two always like whatever I give them.

 

[cacklinhens]

I get compostable bags for my kitchen food scraps, and I throw any and all vegetable or occasionally cheese or bread scraps into it. I also put smashed egg shells into it. When the bag is full, I just dump the whole thing, bag and all, into the chicken shed. The chickens go mad with excitement. I have a large rabbit who lives with them, and he loves it too. A couple hours later, they've either eaten it all or dispersed it into the straw, and the straw will go into the compost.

 

[Stormy0701]

I know many of us give our chickens food scraps as a treat or part of their regular feed. (Not meal worms or scratch, actual scraps from the human kitchen!) It’s been interesting to me to see what my girls go right for as soon as they see it, and what gets left til later!

My girls LOVE:
Grapes
Winter Squash
Watermelon
Cucumber
Bell pepper cores
Cooked rice
Yogurt

They pick at all greens and cherry tomatoes next. There hasn’t been any produce they haven’t eaten but they all go for the “good stuff” first! They do not love raw turnips. I will try cooking them next time lol.

My girls love any kind of plain pasta. Especially spaghetti ( without the sauce, of course ).

 

[Stormy0701]

My chickens LOVE any kind of pasta or noodles. They especially love spaghetti, without the sauce, of course.

 

[Cindymercerryan]

I know many of us give our chickens food scraps as a treat or part of their regular feed. (Not meal worms or scratch, actual scraps from the human kitchen!) It’s been interesting to me to see what my girls go right for as soon as they see it, and what gets left til later!

My girls LOVE:
Grapes
Winter Squash
Watermelon
Cucumber
Bell pepper cores
Cooked rice
Yogurt

They pick at all greens and cherry tomatoes next. There hasn’t been any produce they haven’t eaten but they all go for the “good stuff” first! They do not love raw turnips. I will try cooking them next time lol.

I know many of us give our chickens food scraps as a treat or part of their regular feed. (Not meal worms or scratch, actual scraps from the human kitchen!) It’s been interesting to me to see what my girls go right for as soon as they see it, and what gets left til later!

My girls LOVE:
Grapes
Winter Squash
Watermelon
Cucumber
Bell pepper cores
Cooked rice
Yogurt

They pick at all greens and cherry tomatoes next. There hasn’t been any produce they haven’t eaten but they all go for the “good stuff” first! They do not love raw turnips. I will try cooking them next time lol.

In the winter I give them and they love….warm oatmeal and all the warm sieved out scraps minus the bones and onions from my chicken stock pan!

 

[PhoenixinNevada]

I get compostable bags for my kitchen food scraps, and I throw any and all vegetable or occasionally cheese or bread scraps into it. I also put smashed egg shells into it. When the bag is full, I just dump the whole thing, bag and all, into the chicken shed. The chickens go mad with excitement. I have a large rabbit who lives with them, and he loves it too. A couple hours later, they've either eaten it all or dispersed it into the straw, and the straw will go into the compost.

Me too girl

 

[Sun dancing chicken]

I know many of us give our chickens food scraps as a treat or part of their regular feed. (Not meal worms or scratch, actual scraps from the human kitchen!) It’s been interesting to me to see what my girls go right for as soon as they see it, and what gets left til later!

My girls LOVE:
Grapes
Winter Squash
Watermelon
Cucumber
Bell pepper cores
Cooked rice
Yogurt

They pick at all greens and cherry tomatoes next. There hasn’t been any produce they haven’t eaten but they all go for the “good stuff” first! They do not love raw turnips. I will try cooking them next time lol.

My chickens and ducks LOVE watermelon and dread!

 

[Sun dancing chicken]

Sorry not dread, bread