Fresh Eggs Daily® | Lisa Steele

Apples are nutritious treats for chickens, but take care feeding the apple seeds, which contain cyanide. Apples are nutritious treats for chickens that they'll love. You can cut them in half, slice them, or hang them for the chickens to have fun playing their own game of tetherball with. 

Iceberg lettuce and other leafy greens are great additions to your chickens diet, but some types are more nutritious than others. Giving your chickens plenty of leafy greens is a great way to supplement their diet and provide them with some variety, as well as extra hydration and nutrients.

Tomatoes are part of the nightshade family which contains the toxins solanine and tomatine .   Members of the nightshade family all contain the toxin solanine. Unripe tomatoes also contain the glycoalkaloid tomatine.  

Strawberries, and other types of berries, are nutritious treats for your chickens.    Strawberries are a nutritious treat for your chickens - and they will love them. I always save the strawberry tops for my chickens when I buy strawberries.

Grapes have wonderful health benefits for your chickens, just be sure to cut them up so they don't pose a choking hazard. Grapes are a healthy treat for your chickens as long as they're fed in moderation.

  Chickens can eat citrus fruit in limited amounts without any issues, but too much can cause problems.     I save most kitchen scraps for my chickens, but citrus rinds or leftover oranges, grapefruit or lemons go right into the compost pile. Citrus is one thing that chickens don't need to be eating.

All parts of the avocado plant are toxic to birds, including chickens, as well as some mammals and should be avoided. According to the Merck Veterinary Manual , chickens should not eat the flesh, pits, skins, or leaves of the avocado plant, all of which which contain persin, which is a fungicidal toxin. 

Raw, dried beans contain the toxin phytohaemagglutinin (or lectin) and should never be fed in any amount to chickens. Raw, dried beans contain the toxin phytohaemagglutinin (or lectin) which is a natural insecticide that protects the plant, but can be harmful to humans and animals. 

Can chickens eat potatoes? Cooked? Raw? Well, that depends on what kind. Did you know that despite sharing a name and often being prepared in similar ways, white potatoes and sweet potatoes aren't actually even related?

Chickens are omnivores, meaning that they eat almost anything, but there are certain foods that can be harmful to them. Here's a handy list of "toxic treats" to stay away from. One of the major benefits of raising chickens, besides the delicious, fresh eggs, bug and weed control and excellent manure for the garden, is that they eliminate nearly all food waste in our home. I keep a bowl out on the counter when I'm cooking and toss all the scraps into it to save for our chickens. Just like my grandmother and my mom both did. Almost nothing goes to waste.

I discovered the best way to peel farm fresh eggs and I'll never boil them again! I love hard-boiled eggs, but they can be very hard to peel, especially if the eggs are very fresh. However, I have discovered the best way to peel eggs - and the secret is to steam them instead of boiling them.