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Chicks!man · 06-14-2009 03:05:07

Yet another silly question...are banana peels o.k. to give the chickens? I guess a better question may be is there any table scrap type food that chickens can NOT have? Thanks smile

BantyChickMom · 06-14-2009 05:57:42

I've read that chickens won't eat orange peels or watermelon rinds, etc. because they are too tough to chew. I know for a fact that chickens like bananas but I would think the peels would be in the same category as orange peels and rinds. I haven't seen anything that says banana peels are toxic or anything like that, you could toss them some and see what they do with them. If they won't eat them, they'll probably play with them. big_smile

Hencackle · 06-15-2009 07:34:54

If you have a compost pile, toss them in that or at the base of your rose bushes, if you have those. When my mother had roses, she always put the peels around the base of the rose bush.

Right offhand, the table scraps to NOT feed chickens are:
1) raw potato peels...however, solanine is present in the whole potato and the vines
2) raw green tomatoes (see reason #1)
2) avocado
3) chocolate
4) salty food
5) anything spoiled or moldy

Last edited by Hencackle (06-15-2009 07:41:22)

chickman · 06-15-2009 02:19:26

we used to put peels around our roses but our girls destroyed a rose bush by going after a peel

TriOmega · 06-22-2009 02:04:12

Seems to me that the poisons sprayed on banana peels would preclude your wanting to feed them to the girls. Are they organic? hmm

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