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Produce => Kept Animals => Topic started by: Glenburnie on April 03, 2010, 13:43:11

Title: Allium Eating Chickens
Post by: Glenburnie on April 03, 2010, 13:43:11

Hi, does anyone know if it's o.k. for Chickens to eat allium's.  Mine love the tops off onions, leeks etc, not the actual onion or leek, just the tops.  I have heard that it can affect the taste of the eggs and wondered if there is any truth to this.

Title: Re: Allium Eating Chickens
Post by: goodlife on April 03, 2010, 14:08:40

Yep...too much and their eggs may have onion flavour..but other than that no harm done..

Title: Re: Allium Eating Chickens
Post by: Glenburnie on April 03, 2010, 17:42:16

Ah..o.k. thanks, better ration them then.

Title: Re: Allium Eating Chickens
Post by: w00dy on April 03, 2010, 19:13:00

Lol when i saw the post title i thought you had an onion or a leek that had an appitite for poultry.

Title: Re: Allium Eating Chickens
Post by: Glenburnie on April 04, 2010, 08:29:39

He he...spose it would have made for more interesting reading!! lol