KimW Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I was just peeling carrots for the kids and wondered if I could give the peelings to the chickens? Does anyone have a list of cooked or uncooked food that is ok to feed them please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Mine love them cooked. I just cook my peelings whilst the dinner is cooking and give them to the girls next day as their afternoon treat. Chooks will eat loads of things and seem to have personal preferences. I know there are some lists somewhere on the forum that some kind soul will point you towards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 My hens love grated raw carrot. they have a bowl every Saturday morning I read on another forum that it can be a natural preventative against worms, although I still worm them with Flubenvet to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgy chooks Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 am interested that some people's chooks eat carrots as ours refuse them - raw or cooked. I thought it might be because they are orange so I tried giving them sweet potato - they loved that. Don't know why they won't eat carrots, they eat most other veg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ours dont like raw carrot peelings. We havnt tried giving them cooked carrots yet though. They seem to eat most other stuff that we give them though-especially mashed potato! Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I didn't think they liked raw carrot, but my Dad gave me some very woody ones that were full of slugs from his garden () and I couldn't stomach cutting off the sluggy bits so threw them to the chooks. They ate the lot! Had some very interesting pebble dashing on the patio next day though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think uncooked peelings might be a bit indigestible for them. Mine will eat them cooked. They love the raw carrot pulp left over from juicing thought...(when I can be bothered to juice!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 mine love cooked carrots, tinned carrots, grated raw carrots, but best of whole raw carrots! The only thing is that I can always tell when I have fed them carrots (and no I don't mean the eggs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Mine love raw carrot peelings,chopped up nice & small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I thought it said on here somewhere that they should have raw root veg ?? or did I imagine it ?? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Potato peelings have to be cooked because of the starch, & I wouldn't give them raw swede either,but mine love carrot & parsnip peelings. Mind you,theres not much they don't like,really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Mind you,theres not much they don't like,really How true !! Mine aren't keen on leeks (cooked or raw) but thats about it. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 & I wouldn't give them raw swede either, oops. I have and they loved it, as do my rabbits. Hope I'm not doing them any harm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Mine used to eat raw carrot peelings until the day we served them up cooked.... now the fussy little things won't touch raw carrot. Mine like cooked sprouts but will only pick at raw sprout leaves. Love mostly everything else but won't touch spring onions (but amazingly my chive plants get nibbled down to the ground....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Mine dont seem to really like carrotts cooked or uncooked. If I leave them in the run they get eaten eventually but I dont like to leave food lying about as I worry about rats. Most treats get gobbles up really quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Haven't tried carrotts - Yet ! Will let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 & I wouldn't give them raw swede either, oops. I have and they loved it, as do my rabbits. Hope I'm not doing them any harm I am sure you are not, but I just thought they are sort of tough for beaks to cope with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
