Feeding Your Chickens Pumpkins for a Fall Treat

Have you seen the latest craze? People everywhere are feeding their chickens pumpkins!

It’s a challenge to see if your flock can carve a pumpkin just off the design you scratch into the surface of the pumpkin It’s fascinating to me! The chickens actually start pecking only at the areas that have been lightly scratched off

Pretty soon, they carve

Can You Feed Pumpkins to Chickens?

Chickens on a farm can be like having a flock of small pigs in the backyard They seem to eat everything and you can give them a lot of the scrap material from your kitchen But what about some of the fall décor that often gets trashed? Can your chickens eat pumpkins?
Can Chickens Eat Pumpkins?
Yes! Chickens love pumpkins and they are a really good source of nutrients for your flock


When you get ready to carve jack-o-lanterns this year, keep all of the ‘guts’ of the pumpkin