suandtim Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm sure this is somewhere on the forum, so apologies if this is old ground, but our girls love grapes as a treat when we get hoime from work - are there any fruit type things we should avoid, or does anyone have any suggestions as to favourite fruits for the chooks? Thanks in advance Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 strictly no avocado. Mine enjoyed a mango the other day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 why no avacado just out of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 short answer - it kills them! longer answer - or so I believe. I know people have said before that avocados kill parrots and other birds and therefore we shouldn't try it on chickens. There is a sticky in the chickens or chicken clinic section about poisonous foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Mine will KILL each other for banana! They absolutely adore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhubbard Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 No pineapple, gave mine some on Friday, then on saturday, they wouldn't even come out of the eglu in the morning, just sat there alsleep all day. They seem fine now, but haven't laid an egg since the pineapple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Mine will KILL each other for banana! They absolutely adore it. LOOOL i have to try this tomorrow HAAA god mine would basically push each other off a cliff for corn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Mine love watermelon,even the rind! We gave them a slice thinking that we would get the rind back off of them when the flesh was gone,but it just disappeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suandtim Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Bananas were a hit! Now for the watermelon....thanks everyone, as always! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Too many treats = Not many eggs! Remember that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suandtim Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Too many treats = Not many eggs! Remember that! Absolutely! Nothing comes between me and my 2 eggs a day!!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I was just sitting beside them while I picked over some redcurrants this afternoon and they went wild - even for the not so ripe ones. Penna is a sooo quick, Henna doesn't get a look in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ours have happily eaten windfall apples, peckings off mango stones, squidgy cherries, squashed bits of peach, GRAPES (most eagerly!) - can't think which other fruits at the moment, but I'm sure there are some. Oh and they seem to have got over their fear of RED and ate a rather ripe tomato yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Mine went loopy for gooseberries until they realised they weren't grapes and lost interest soon after !! They like melon of all kinds but don't bother with much other fruit. Strawberries, raspberries etc are quite safe from them but they will eat all the leaves off the plants instead ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Mine will KILL each other for banana! They absolutely adore it. Mine will too - the more over-ripe the better - Spot will leap 4 foot off the ground to grab bits even before you have peeled it!!! (actually they only get black ones - but we have a constant supply of those at the bottom of our fruit bowl!) It's kinda cute watching them eat banana because it one of those foods that means they have to wipe their beaks on the grass every now and again - in that comical side-to-side manner! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I love it when they do that Phil. The ultimate beak-wipe food is mash potato - we always make a little bit too much so we can watch them eat it. Beware though,one of mine got cheeky & started wiping her beak on my jeans leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickain Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ethel is crazy about grapes and Doris will only eat them peeled!!!. We can't even say the word 'raisin' without them both making hilarious strangled chicken noises. Doris Ethel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'm sure the Omlet delivery guy told me no citrus Anyone else hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Just tried giving some blackberries to my two and they didn't want to know - extraordinary as they usually go wild for soft fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Ours will do anything for grapes - which is useful when trying to round them up and get them back in the run in a hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 My girls have removed all of the lower fruit from my plum tree , but have shown no interest in the pears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyB Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Gertrude & Mabel wouldn't touch grapes. When I got Daisy I was told that she loved grapes so I thought this would be a nice treat for her on her own. HOWEVER.....as soon as G&M saw her with them they suddenly decided that they now liked grapes as well sometimes I think chickens are worse than children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 at least chickens know when it's bed time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Mine go mental for cucumber and courgette all chopped up into little tiny pieces. Shirley is the youngest (and biggest) but not laying yet and she never gets a look in. So i secretly feed her behind the eglu whilst the Laverne and Babs are gorging themselves. I tried porridge mixed with raisins, courgette and sweetcorn today. What a laugh. It was like a comedy sketch, porridge everywhere!!!! But they loved it!!! Christian x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad hen Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Hi Mine seem to love everything except cellery. Strawberries are a real treat, water melon, grapes, apples, they would kill each other and me for sweetcorn. Actually they would probably have a go at me. Though I am the only one in our house who eats cellery. It's great as I can't think of anything else that I don't get pestered for by someone wanting a share. Even my lab/retreiver who, really does eat anything does not like cellery. Love Mad Hen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
