Courgettes and Marrow

Chicken Pete · « **on:** September 22, 2010, 15:22 »

Quick question, is it OK to give the above to chickens? If it is OK can it be raw or should it be cooked?
Thanks in advance

alancane · « **Reply #1 on:** September 22, 2010, 16:04 »

I think you can but I wouldn't know whether to do raw or cooked - why not try it and let us know

Beano · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2010, 16:13 »

Ours will rip your arm off for a share of courgette. They have them raw and love it. I should think that marrow is the same.

Fisherman · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2010, 16:21 »

I hope they can eat them raw as I have been feeding them to chickens all year and very healthy they look off them to

They like anything from the same family - squash, pumpkins, cucumbers etc.

Sassy · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2010, 18:44 »

Been feeding mine on them - uncooked - since i started growing them 3 years ago. Hens ok and lay well.

Spana · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2010, 21:19 »

Yeh, mine love um

I sometimes split the big marrows length wise and sometimes cut them into rounds.

Julias hens · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2010, 21:56 »

Now I know what to do with the massive marrow in my veg bed!!!! Big treat time for the chooks

Spana · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2010, 22:00 »

Quote from: Julias hens on September 22, 2010, 21:56

Now I know what to do with the massive marrow in my veg bed!!!! Big treat time for the chooks

yes, it gets a bit embarrassing when you cant give them away. Now i look at the big beauties and think good, while the chooks are eating them they wont be eating pellets . Which, i must add, are going up in price all the time

Chicken Pete · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2010, 10:22 »

Thanks to all your comments. I am now giving the chickens the above raw and they love it.
They look at me now in a way saying' why did you not give this to us previously?

' especially as they could see them growing in the veg patch next to their run!!!

Junie · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2010, 20:00 »

Mine have had cougette and Patty Pan overload - now no longer keen

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