Black eyed peas, field peas, cow peas

[Hirad]

Do I need to cook cow peas before feeding them to my flock and if so can they be dehydrated after cooking?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

As a general rule all raw peas and beans are slightly toxic to chickens.

The soy in chicken feed has been roasted then pressed or further processed to remove the oil, which renders beans OK for chickens to eat.

 

[Cindy in PA]

Field peas are OK to feed chickens raw up to 30% I believe. Don't really know about cow peas.

 

[Hirad]

Field peas are OK to feed chickens raw up to 30% I believe.  Don't really know about cow peas.

My understanding is they're all the same thing

 

[Cindy in PA]

My understanding is they're all the same thing

I would think so, but I am not sure!