skye Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 hello all, bored at work and have just found this little snippet on another site: 'and the biggest NO NO of all do not ever feed beans of any kind to a chicken (they can't expel the gas and it will get ugly so please do not try it)' Is this true? Gawd. If so we've been poisoning our girls for the past month They love runners beans from the plant, their favourite food - they will jump in the air and mug us for them! If you know anything about this please shed some light on it for me Thanks Skye xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Dunno about this one either - mine eat leftover cooked runner beans. Maybe it means the beans themselves rather than the pods But does that include peas as well? Mine love peas - cooked or raw. No problems with wind so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 My chooks have been eating every plant/insect going in the garden and almost any leftovers I give them apart from uncooked potatoe skins (which luckily enough they are not supposed to eat anyway). I have had no problems whatsoever with illnesses/diseases/death and I have a flock of 20 chickens and a cockerel. I hope this helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 (edited) I too have heard that they must not have raw beans of any kind but did not (until your post) know the reason for this Having said this Hilda did a huge trump when I chased her off my tomatoes today so not sure if it is true or not (the gas bit!) Edited September 26, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Like all beans runner beans contain lectins, which are very toxic but are removed by cooking. Red kidney beans contain the most and runner beans contain only a small amount. See HERE scroll down to Curse of the lectins. I'm guessing that the toxin is mainly in the bean rather than the pods. I always munch a few raw bean pod while I'm picking them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Mine love left over beans and peas. No ill effects so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSteve Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 So no beans (unless cooked) and no potato skins, anything else I should avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Avacardo , seriously poisonous!!!!!!!!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 oh bum mine also love runner beans.... they mainly get thrown a couple to peck at but only peck at the green outers..... not noticed any problems with "trumpy hens" yet but will stop giving then runners now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Chooks Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Cooked runner beans is number 2 treat after sweet corn and no problems with our 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Mine love the stalky end bits I cut off green/runner beans when I'm preparing them. They don't have the actual beans in so I'm guessing these are ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...