They most certainly can. They probably won't eat the shells though. But if they do, then it should be fine.
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So ya'll asked for an update.....We have been feeding table scraps, seeds from pumpkins, sunflowers, and bird mixes. Lentil and field peas, milo, ........ left over pumpkins squashes ect. No commercial layer feed or wheat/rye/other glutonous feeds and out of 6 chickens we get 5 eggs a day. It was 4 but one finished her molt.
I am aware that eggs do not contain gluten themselves but neither does my breastmilk. However if i consume the gluten protien and then nurse her she has a reaction. The same type of thing is happening with eggs. We have eliminated to our hearts content and the ONLY common denominator is gluten. Our milk comes from pastured cows that never eat things like rye, wheat, or barely. she does fine with those things. I thought it may be possible to eliminate gluten from our chicken feed so she could also consume eggs
I have switched to a fodder system. ITS AWESOME and so much cheaper. Yes i am using a gluten grain but once its been grassed it no longer has the gluten protien. check out this link for excellent info on fodder systems. Frühlingskabine Micro-Farm | Our adventure in gardening, angora rabbits, beekeeping, chickens, and quail on less than a quarter-acre