A chicken is an omnivore (omni, meaning everything) and will eat most anything that doesn't eat it first. If you let some chickens free range and eat what they choose and watch closely for a while you will be amazed. Grass, plants, seeds, baby birds, grain, bugs, worms, fruits, mice, toads, nuts, snakes, eggs & shells, berries, meat off dead animals, garden vegetables, etc. are all on the menu and gobbled up at will. I'm sure I've missed some of the things I've seen my chickens eat but you get the idea. That large feed company that promotes feed "made from natural plant-based ingredients FREE of all animal proteins and fats" is just wrong.
Mark
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From: Linda <zoostuffs@gmail.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:37:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] cat food? (was Molting and wind eggs)
(or even ok) for chickens? A cat is an obligate carnivore (plus a
mammal) and thus has a very acidic stomach. So cat food
manufactures are allowed to have up to a certain level of bacteria
in the food because the intended recipient has a stomach that
neutralizes it.
I used to give my parrot a treat of a couple cat kibbles in a
day. But was told that it's not safe for my bird. I stopped.
Obviously parrots and chickens are very different birds so maybe
it is ok for a chicken. But a parrot is also an omnivore like
chickens are. Just curious here.
Linda
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