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What scraps/titbits do you give to your chickens?

33 replies

maristella · 29/04/2012 15:14

New chicken keeper on a steep but enthisiastic learning curve here :)

So far our chicken has loved chopped apple, butternut squash, toast crusts, lemon balm leaves, grass, salad/dandelion/cabbage leaves, broccoli.

What do you give your chickens?
Can they eat mushrooms?

OP posts:
LaBelleDameSansPatience · 12/07/2012 21:12

Jelly. The only thing that mine have refused.

ovariantryst · 13/07/2012 09:32

Just gave mine a banana - they are now wiping their beaks on a twig with disgust. I bet it's still gone by lunchtime, though. They are potato fiends, and great corn on the cob lovers. Once we've finished the cobs I sling them over into their run and within a few minutes they're picked clean. Their favourite past-time is hanging around the long grass catching flies...

Smiffy1496 · 19/07/2012 12:54

Mine get everything apart from meat. They love cooked rice and chips. If don't like it won't eat it. Had no problems. And eggs are fab x

johnworf · 22/07/2012 18:30

Mine won't eat raw broccoli but apart from that, they'll devour anything that goes in. I save all the leftover toast, cereals in the morning and tip it all in to them. Gone in 60 seconds (if that!). Pasta is a fave, but anything that's left on our plates they'll give a go.

It's great that they recycle!

MrsTomHardy · 27/07/2012 10:21

Only just found this thread - its given me some great idea's

I tend to stick to sweetcorn or lettuce and occasionally bread

freshfruitsalad · 29/07/2012 12:56

Pasta; spaghetti is amusing, rice, rice crispies, greens, pears, melon, sweet corn, strawberry stalks, tomato ends, tuna, grapes
Never tried yoghurt or porridge will try next time :)

BulletProofMum · 29/07/2012 12:59

All the kitchen waste except chicken :)

SallyJohnson · 29/07/2012 13:12

I feed my chickens the dead chickens in my farm.

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