What Vegetables NOT to give to Chickens?

[Lazy Farmer]

I scored the mother load of fresh vegetables. What veggies mare bad for Chickens?
I can't refrigerate it all. It is a couple of pallets.
I went to get food for the swine and got so much stuff I need to spread it out all around.
First question....
If they eat too much Cauliflower will they get sick?

 

[andreanar]

If I eat too much cauliflower I get sick! Its so gassy! LOL

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I am pretty sure they can not have egg plant.

 

[MagpieDucks]

I mentioned you on an article you have to scroll down aways.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

They are tearing up bean sprouts.. We are moderate feeding. Trying to not over feed on veggies.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I mentioned you on an article you have to scroll down aways.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

OMG​

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

If it's too much and going to go to waste is there a food bank near you that would take it? A church that would know of people in need, maybe?
My girls would love the watermelon!

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Wow, what a score! If you're going to feed that many veggies, you may need to supplement their protein. I'd say giving them a mix of what you have is probably healthiest.

Do you happen to have small wood chipper? I find that things like broccoli and cauliflower stems don't get devoured that quickly...I wonder if shredding them into more manageable bits would reduce waste.

No need to shred the watermellon...but might be fun to go full "Gallagher" on them!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

If it's too much and going to go to waste is there a food bank near you that would take it? A church that would know of people in need, maybe?
My girls would love the watermelon!

We raise pigs. They eat a lot. Pig feed cost more than pig meat for small farmers. I have friends in the food distribution industry. I give them farm raised Berkshire prime pork and I get calls on over stock of perishable goods. This by far has been the largest load. I gave to my neighboring farmers a bunch of stuff and in turn they will return the good gesture down the road when I am in need. Barter and close nit neighbor farmers help each other thru the thick and thin.
It was Thanksgiving for my colossal breeder pigs today. A week from now they will be on rations.
We have friends who own a small brewery. They give us distillery grain and we keep their bbqs smoking.
Nice to have friends in favorable places.
Chickens enjoyed the treats. They shacked up early tonight. The 20 dozen eggs and pork sausage I have traded worked out really nicely this time.