Worry about too much corn?

[joyful1014]

I have 4 hens (about 12 weeks old), and about a dozen ears of corn I'd like to get rid of. Is it ok to give it all at once, or is it possible that it's too much?

Thanks!

 

[A.T. Hagan]

If we're talking about fresh corn on the cob it's mostly water to begin with so it wouldn't be like feeding them a dozen ears of dry field corn.

I'd give them an ear apiece each day until it's all gone. Mine will pick a cob cleaner than I can.

 

[teach1rusl]

Well, I consider corn a treat, so I'd probably just give them an ear a day. If they've never had it before, your pullets may not even be interested in it at first. If I threw that many ears of corn out, my dogs would end up eating 80% of them...lol.

 

[confusedturtle]

What is better dry corn or fresh? I have been giving mine fresh corn that is a little less fresh than I like and they gobble it up. How much should they be getting a day? I have 4 chicks in the coop/run & 2 newbies in a temporary brooder

 

[calicokat]

You could freeze the extras and give them a partially defrosted ear on those really hot days as sort of "chicken ice cream". We do that with a few things and they really like it.