Things I don't feed my chickens😊

[MamaPoult]

I feed my chickens bread every day, and saves money on feed because we get it free. It doesn't hurt them.
Cat food is also fine for chickens, but shouldn't be a lot at a time.

Mine LOVE bread

 

[MamaPoult]

Hello! Here are some things that I don't feed my chickens.

Avocado skin or pit! (toxic)
apple seeds
chocolate and candy
onions and garlic
rhubarb leaves
raw potato
rotten food
ANY CITRUS!!!
coffee grounds
Raw Beans


Hope this helped!

Hi! Actually citrus is fine for chickens in moderation. Mine really enjoy oranges!

 

[Penpal]

Garlic kills certain candida (yeast infection, may cause bronchitis), certain internal parasites, makes chicken skin taste bad so mites leave them alone.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Cat food is definitely not bad for chickens. I feed my chickens cat food alongside chicken feed because their normal feed does not have enough protein, plus they love it anyways. I think bread should be added to the list. While bread is not toxic, it can easily bloat chickens when fed in large amounts. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Anything with too much salt. Chickens get poisoned from salt easily if fed too much of it, since salt is not regularly found in what they normally eat.

Foxglove. All parts of a foxglove should not be fed too chickens, as it is toxic.

Nightshade. Nightshades can be very toxic to chickens and should not be fed to be on the safe side.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Nightshade. Nightshades can be very toxic to chickens and should not be fed to be on the safe side.

Even then, I had a pullet that went HAM on the tomatoes. Might a cumulative effect have happened later on? Possibly. But she showed no ill effects up until a raccoon nabbed her

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Even then, I had a pullet that went HAM on the tomatoes. Might a cumulative effect have happened later on? Possibly. But she showed no ill effects up until a raccoon nabbed her

The actual tomato would be fine for a treat, but the leaves are toxic.

 

[BDutch]

Garlic makes chicken skin taste bad so mites leave them alone.

It helps a bit but is no guarantee at all you don’t get mites.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The actual tomato would be fine for a treat, but the leaves are toxic.

I know. She gobbled leaves. Never got any tomatoes from the plant

 

[RadEggs]

Mine are bread feinds. Too much treats can be bad. And especially bread, so I try to not give it to them. Garlic just makes the eggs taste weird. But also the title is "What I Dont feed my chickens" so it is a personal thing.