Is it safe to feed my chickens canned fish cat food?

Question

I've heard that fish is a good source of protein for chickens to eat, and as I don't want to feed them other animals (meat and bone meal), I thought that cheap canned fish, like cat food, could be a good option from time to time. Does anyone know if this could be bad for them?

Answer 1

Yes, not only protein, but good fats and calcium

Answer 2

not good.

feed them egg shells. they will eat them. it will help avoid thin eggs which can cause egg binding. my ex best friends mother use to do this all the time and never had a problem.

worms are protein. egg food is an excellent protein for them too. you can be cheap and feed them scrambled eggs no salt no butter. that will do it.

Answer 3

Well, Get some dry catfood. I believe it should be okay. But I wouldn't like feed it all the time because they'll grow rather fat and crush the eggs they lay.

Answer 4

I thought chickens ate grains. Are yours carnivorous?

Answer 5

It is ok to give them fish, but they need grains too.... Mine eat any leftovers the dogs won't eat, but I also give them scratch grains & cracked corn.

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Answer 6

No! If there is no food and that's all you have and your absolutely desperate then it's ok. But regularly no! They need proper grains, like wheat.  

Answer 7

HAHAHA Carnivorous chickens

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Answer 8

While chickens are omnivores....they will eat almost anything, meat included....(worms are meat!)  I wouldn't feed canned cat food to anything, especially a chicken.  The chemicals and preservatives that are in that food are detrimental to the health of any carnivore.  

    This may be especially harmful if you are planning on butchering this bird for your own food or are eating its eggs.

Chickens need to be fed a food as close to natural as possible....grains, grasses, bugs, seeds, etc.  The best thing is to let them loose in a safe area to scavenge for themselves.  They know what best to eat....

If you really want to give them fresh protein, raise mealworms for them.  They are simple to raise and the chickens will LOVE them.