How to Feed Chickens Table Scraps

Chickens will eat almost anything that's put in front of them. The owner of Backyardchickens.com actually had his birds eat part of a Styrofoam block, which shows how indiscriminate they can be. Still, chickens are great recyclers and will eat plenty of table scraps. The trick is understanding what is good for them and what isn't. Most chickens should not have scraps that will make their meat or eggs taste "off," nor should they be given scraps that are poisonous.

Instructions

    • 1

      Throw out anything moldy or spoiled that can cause your chickens to get sick.

    • 2

      Throw out mushrooms, potato peels, egg shells, cherry and peach pits, apple seeds, alcohol, chocolate or other sweets, dried beans, onions or raw eggs. Cooked eggs are fine if mashed up and the shells ground down.

    • 3

      Place appropriate leftovers in a plastic or washable bowl and put them down where the chickens can get at them to eat them.