Are Raisins safe treats?

[ChickenLittle5]

Someone gave me a bag of dried fruits and nuts. It has apples, figs, cranberries, raisins and walnuts. Are these all safe treats? I thought they were, but my son read on one site that said raisins are safe only in extremely small amounts or they’ll cause renal failure? Is there any truth to that? I could be wrong, but I thought my grandparents used to feed raisins to their chickens. It is a 1lb bag and we have 17 chickens (10 months old).

 

[ChickenCanoe]

All things in moderation.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Someone gave me a bag of dried fruits and nuts. It has apples, figs, cranberries, raisins and walnuts. Are these all safe treats? I thought they were, but my son read on one site that said raisins are safe only in extremely small amounts or they’ll cause renal failure? Is there any truth to that? I could be wrong, but I thought my grandparents used to feed raisins to their chickens. It is a 1lb bag and we have 17 chickens (10 months old).

Grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs. (Can lead to kidney failure.) However everywhere I have read says they are fine for chickens. That said, I choose not to give them to my birds "just in case". It sure doesn't hurt them NOT to have them.

 

[Perris]

raisins are fine, in moderation, as with everything else, as @ChickenCanoe said.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Is this "bag of dried fruits and nuts" salt free? Salt is often an issue in things made for humans, especially the nuts.

 

[ChickenLittle5]

Is this "bag of dried fruits and nuts" salt free? Salt is often an issue in things made for humans, especially the nuts.

It doesn’t appear to have salt—as in sodium chloride—but, per the nutritional facts, there is 15 mg of sodium per serving and 11 servings per bag. (Not trying to be a smarta$$ here. Trying to be specific since folks use salt/sodium interchangeably and I don’t want to hurt my chickens if we have different interpretations of salt! ) It also has sodium sulfate, Dextrose, Potassium Sorbate and Palm oil. All things I believe to be used in the drying process of the fruit.

 

[icy_flames]

I did some quick research and saw ok in VERY small amounts. Maybe just pick them out to be safe.

 

[icy_flames]

It doesn’t appear to have salt—as in sodium chloride—but, per the nutritional facts, there is 15 mg of sodium per serving and 11 servings per bag. (Not trying to be a smarta$$ here. Trying to be specific since folks use salt/sodium interchangeably and I don’t want to hurt my chickens if we have different interpretations of salt! ) It also has sodium sulfate, Dextrose, Potassium Sorbate and Palm oil. All things I believe to be used in the drying process of the fruit.

I'd rinse them a little with water then feed to the chickens. I bet they will love the rehydrated texture.