PMD PerformanceHorses
Songster
| Food | Yes/No |
|---|---|
| Acorn Squash, fruit, skins and seeds | Yes |
| Alfalfa | Yes |
| Almonds | Yes |
| Almond Butter | Yes |
| Amaranth, raw | No, Raw amaranth contains growth depressing antinutrients |
| Amaranth, cooked or extruded | Yes |
| Ant | Yes, Typically chickens won’t eat ants. Be sure no pesticides were used on any colony |
| Apple | Yes |
| Apple, seeds | No, Contain cyanide |
| Banana | Yes | |
| Banana, skin or peel | Yes | |
| Basil | Yes | Benefits the immune system |
| Bean Sprouts | Yes | |
| Beans | Yes | ONLY cooked beans, never dry |
| Beet, leaves/leafs/greens | Yes | |
| Beets | Yes | |
| Bell Pepper | Yes | |
| Bird Seed | Yes |
| Edamame | Yes | do NOT feed uncooked soy |
| Egg shell | Yes | Great source of calcium |
| Egg, boiled/scrambled/cooked | Yes | Only feed cooked eggs, so they don’t start eating their own eggs |
| Eggplant | Maybe? | Much debate on whether raw eggplant is safe for chickens, as it is in the nightshade family. Cooked is safe for chickens |
| Eggplant, leaves | NO | Contains Solanine |
| Eggs | Yes | Cooked only, to prevent encouraging egg eating |
| Fish | Yes | |
| Flax seed | Yes | |
| French Fries | No | Salty/fatty foods are unhealthy |
| Green beans | Yes | |
| Green peppers | Yes | |
| Grits | Yes |
| Ham | Yes | In moderation due to salt content |
| Honey | Yes | |
| Honeydew | Yes |
| Kale | MAYBE | |
| Kidney beans | Yes | MUST be cooked |
| Kiwi | Yes |
| Lemon | In moderation | |
| Lettuce | Yes |
| Nightcrawlers | Yes | |
| Nuts | Yes | Only shelled and unsalted |
| Oatmeal | Yes | |
| Oatmeal, uncooked | Yes | |
| Oats | Yes | |
| Okra | Yes | |
| Olives | Yes | Limit cured olives due to salt |
| Onion | No | Can flavor eggs in smaller quantities. In larger amounts, can cause anemia |
| Orange | Yes | |
| Orange peels | Yes | |
| Oregano | Yes | Excellent for immune health & as a water additive |
| Papaya | Yes | |
| Pasta | Yes | Feed in moderation, as it contains nearly no nutritional value |
| Peaches | Yes | Remove pit |
| Peanut Butter | Yes | |
| Peanuts | Yes | |
| Pears | Yes | |
| Peas | Yes | |
| Pecans | Yes | Only shelled and unsalted |
| Pepper seed | Yes | |
| Peppers | Yes | |
| Pickles | Yes | Limit due to salt |
| Pineapple | Yes | |
| Plum | Yes | Remove pit |
| Pomegranate | Yes | |
| Popcorn, popped | Yes | Unsalted, unbuttered only |
| Popcorn, unpopped | Yes | |
| Porridge | Yes | |
| Potato, cooked or mashed | Yes | |
| Potato, peel | No | Contains Solanine |
| Potato, raw | No | Contains Solanine |
| Potato, sprouted | No | Contains Solanine |
| Pumpkin | Yes | |
| Pumpkin, Seeds | Yes |
| Quinoa | Yes | Only washed or cooked, as raw contains saponins unpalatable to poultry |
| Radishes, and greens | Yes | |
| Raisins | Yes | |
| Raspberries | Yes | |
| Raw chicken | No | Risk of salmonella |
| Rhubarb | No | Contains some oxalic acid |
| Rhubarb, leaf | NO! | Highly toxic, contains oxalic acid |
| Rice | Yes | Cooked only |
| Rice, brown | Yes | Cooked only |
| Rice, cooked | Yes | |
| Rice, uncooked | No | |
| Rodents | Yes | Chickens naturally eat rodents. It is a good idea to keep poisons out of the area so chickens do not eat a poisoned mouse, leading to the bird being poisoned |
| Scrambled Eggs | Yes | |
| Seaweed | Yes | |
| Shrimp, meat and shell | Yes | |
| Snails | Yes | Can carry gapeworm |
| Spinach | Yes | |
| Squash | Yes | |
| Strawberries | Yes | |
| String beans | Yes | |
| Sunflower Seeds | Yes | Great for molting birds |
| Sweet Potato | Yes |
| Tomato, ripe fruit | Yes | |
| Tomato, leaf or green fruit | No | Contains Solanine |
| Turkey Carcass | Yes | Cooked only |
| Walnuts | Yes | Only shelled and unsalted |
| Watermelon | Yes | |
| Watermelon, rind | Yes | |
| Wheat | Yes | |
| Wheat Berries | Yes |
| Xylitol | No |
| Yam | Yes | |
| Yogurt | Yes | Feed in moderation as chickens cannot digest milk. Good for probiotics |
| Zucchini | Yes |
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