Can Hens eat Sugarbeet?

I have two horses so i usually have a bit of sugar beet left over from their feeds.
Can hens eat sugarbeet?
I know no animal can eat it raw i mean after it has been soaked after 24 hours.

Hi,
I also have horses and would like to know this.
Pol

so it's the dried version then of the stuff we have at work I assume. I know cattle can eat the fresh beet, and I suppose chickens could eat a little bit like they can other root vegetables (but not much - just use as a treat) although I wonder if you would have to cook it like you do potatoes. As you can tell I am not a horsey person (went to riding lessons when young) but had a bad experience when in my 30's with a very aggressive horse (which I know is rare)so now stay clear of them

I thought that the beet would be a by-product from refining and would be low in sugar but i see that some of it has molasses added afterwards.

The less layer pellets the hens eat the more chance there is of thin shelled eggs or other dietary problems.You probably won`t stop them thieving some beet but i would not encourage it.

 i give mine swiss chard which is one of the beet family and they love it obviously this is the leaves so i suppose they would enjoy the sugar beet tops

It is likely that it is fodder beet that is being fed to the cattle it looks similar but has a lower sugar content. I often pick up fodder beet that has fallen of the farm trailers when it is being transported - my horse loves it and it keeps him occupied in his stable.

Dried sugar beet needs soaking for about 24 hours in five times the beet volume of water - all of which it soaks up. There are some products on the market that do not require this length of time but are more expensive.