Thursday, November 10, 2016

Can Chickens Eat Pumpkin?


Yes, chickens can eat pumpkin.

The orange beauty is packed full of nutrition, including vitamins and antioxidants.

Although there is no scientific evidence to prove that pumpkin can act as a natural de-wormer, many chicken keepers believe this to be true.

Pumpkins are plentiful and reasonably priced this time of year, so why not offer some to your flock.

Click HERE to read the rest of the post at Community Chickens.  I discuss different ways to feed pumpkin to your backyard flock.

3 comments:

  1. I had to come over and make sure! Thanks for the info!

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  2. It's not only good for chickens. Our older dog was having a lot of "digestive" problems (both ends). After researching online, I started adding canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) in her dry food. Problem solved!!

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    1. I didn't know that Vikki! Glad it helped, and thanks for the valuable info.

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