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[Smiler33]

One of my neighbours has offered me the stalk of vegetables/leaves etc that she doesn't use (she used to keep them back for her guinea pig but he died). Are the chickens OK to have this? I know they can't have raw potato peelings, but what can / can't they have?

 

If you need to cook anything up for them, how long do you do it for?

 

Sorry !

 

Oh, got another egg from Betsy Boo this morning - what a good girl

[Slim]

Should not be a problem I found with some greens it is better to chop it up or boil it for a few mins (can be done in microwave!) to make it soft my girls give up if things are to tough!

[Valkyrie]

If I slice the calabrese I find they can eat the centre easily and just leave the outer skin. I'm forever picking up flat shells!

[Space Chick]

My girls love raw leaves, I often put a whole cabbage in for them (although red cabbage does turn their poos a bluey green colour )

 

With carrot and parsnip peelings, I whizz these up in t a food processor with some bokashi bran, and they love it

[meezers]

My chooks will eat most veges, they have their favourites- brussel sprout leaves get left 'til last, but everything is eaten eventually. Carrots they find a bit hard, so I pop the peelings ( which are getting thicker and thicker while our carrot servings are getting smaller )in with our potatoes and boil them for a few minutes, they LOVE boiled carrot . All leftover veges, apple cores, over ripe bananas, plums and grapes etc go into the chookie treats bowl on the worktop, and that gets given to them every afternoon.

[Smiler33]

Many thanks everyone - looks like they're little walking waste disposal units! Off to chop up some pasta left over from last night which I think they will enjoy - little round worms for the girls

[Smiler33]

I'm really sorry to be such a numpty, but when doing the cooked potato peelings is it best to pop the peelings into a tub and put into the fridge and then cook up when needed (lunchtime tomorrow), or cook it this evening and then put into a tub and put into the fridge and then take out to warm up to room temperature before feeding tomorrow pm.

 

Sorry for asking - guess who has got mash for tea tonight

 

Honestly ... this is worse than looking after kids!

[Space Chick]

You'd be fine to do either I'd say

[Smiler33]

Thank you (runs away and hides in embarrassment)! Can't believe I asked that question

 

I found the girls liked Zoë's pear core - Tikka grabbed it and was mobbed by the other 3 who pulled bits off. Think next time I'll chop it up ready.

[JS1]

My girls love raw leaves, I often put a whole cabbage in for them (although red cabbage does turn their poos a bluey green colour )

 

Thanks so much for that - just googled 'omlet, chickens, red cabbage' because I gave my six a couple of chunks of it earlier and the poo is technicolor blue! I was panicking slightly lest I'd poisoned them. They're all running about and very perky but I don't think I'll give them any more just in case...