Crushed Peanuts - Are They OK to feed?

[Dragonfly Ranch]

I looked at the "Treats" Chart and don't see anything about peanuts or nuts. I have some peanuts that I need to rotate out of my baking pantry and wanted to feed them to the chickens if won't hurt them. They are not bad just not as fresh I would like for baking.

Sandee

 

[americancowboy]

I feed mine them all the time! they dont have to be crushed up too much either. Im not sure why they arent on the treat chart.

 

[HeidiG]

I give mine raw peanuts all the time. They love them!

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

I don't crush them at all, mine break it themselves before they eat it. It gives them something to do I think

 

[obxWaMi]

The Raising Chickens for Dummies book says not to feed RAW peanuts because they can have a fungus called aflatoxin, but cooked peanuts, roasted or boiled, are okay. It also says cooked nuts, raw crushed acorns, walnuts, hickory nuts, or pecans are okay, too.
I was just reading this this morning to see about adding treats for my almost 8 week old chicks.

 

[sgtmom52]

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I would be careful feeding them if the nuts are salted ~ unsalted should be fine in limited amounts.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Thank you for the information. These are RAW peanuts. Think what I'll do is roast them in the oven then small amounts to the older chickens. Again, thank you

Sandee