What is your chickens’ favorite scrap treat?

[samanthaoverton]

I think their favorite is; pork roast and plain noodles come second.

 

[Candyjablonski]

Mine love any vegetables, bread, table scraps, and I give them a wild bird treat cake for a treat once in a while. I cube it with a knife. I also give them Damascus Earth to keep them healthy.

I put some in the food once in awhile. Usually sprinkle the ground where they take baths and in each pen. Keeps the bug population down

 

[Priscila Leone]

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.

 

[Chick and duck mom]

Mine love grapes, watermelon, when in season. Cucumber, lettuce, kale, cooked sweet potato, cooked squash. ( uncooked freezes). Lately I've been grating apples for them because it's good exercise for my broken hand. They love that. Put it on a paper plate for them. They like scratch that is out for my wild birds also thistle seed. Plus whatever they free range in the yard. Grass, bugs etc. They love pumpkin also when it's fall. Got a big one and they just kept pecking at the whole pumpkin. Ok, I have spoiled chickens and ducks. Good eggs though.

 

[Gizabelle]

Carseat crumbs, lol.
Anything animal friendly leftover from the kitchen gets divided between 6 chickens, 2 goats and a pig.
I'd say watermelon rinds in the summer are one of the most popular, but we go through lots of fruit year round and the girls always get dibs on parings and too squishy berries.

 

[Aprilxoxo]

I threw my 6wk chicks some hot cross bun and i swear they turned into velociraptors. And when they finished their small amount they turned to me and my piece in my hand and i got scared lol

 

[Chickstarrs]

Scrambled eggs
Peas
Cucumber, zucchinni and tomatoes (especially when they steal them from the garden!)
rice
oatmeal

 

[Marie2020]

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.

Millet
corn
apples
pears
Cabbage, raw or steamed
Carrots, steamed
Melon
Honey dew melon
Squash
Broccoli
Walnuts
Cashews

Yogurt is entering I love seeing their beaks after they have eaten it.

 

[Bonnieboo]

Grapes, watermelon, corn on the cobb and tomatoes!

 

[zapperbunny]

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.

Popcorn! And oatmeal, the goose lives to play in oatmeal!