Can i feed chickens and quail ground up soy bean?

[muddyriverdogz]

Can i grind up soy beans to feed to my chickens and qual?

 

[digitS']

Soy bean "anti-nutrients" can interfere with their digestion.

It apparently takes only a little heat processing to solve the problem - so, cook them first.

Steve
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[spammy]

I feed my chickens whole cooked soybeans every morning first food. Soak the soybeans overnite, boil at least 20 minutes. Cool, drain and refridgerate. I feed about 1 oz per bird. The water they are cooked in goes on the compost pile.

 

[Eastins Eggs]

digitS' :

Soy bean "anti-nutrients" can interfere with their digestion.

It apparently takes only a little heat processing to solve the problem - so, cook them first.

Steve
Welcome to BYC

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Most beans are toxic when eaten raw. Roast or boil before feeding.​

 

[greathorse]

Yeah soybeans are great protein for all animal's but require heat treatment of some form or another. steam cooking, roasting, or high pressure during the pelletizing process can do it also.

 

[someusername]

Cook them first. Boiling tempreature at least

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Can i grind up soy beans to feed to my chickens and qual?

Yes you may feed soybeans to chickens but don't expect them to eat soybeans.

Only cooked and de-fatted soybeans can be fed to any chicken with the expectations that chicken will in fact eat your soybeans.