Feeding fish to chickens

I'm having a clear out of my freezer and have some freshly caught trout that have been in the freezer since just before Christmas. I know that hens this time of year appreciate a bit of fresh protein and was wondering if it's okay to feed them cooked trout? They wouldn't have a lot of it, just one 2lb trout (uncooked weight) between 30 of them, so a few flakes each. They are from a wild fishery, so no chemicals have been fed to them.

Hi

I can remember my father feeding fish to hens, I think it was mainly cod trimmings cooked with the mash. Even though there was not a lot of fish it tainted the eggs a lot.

peter rooster

I'd bake them in the oven - no butter of course! I don't suppose it can be any different      (and probably a lot healthier) than giving the hens some of the cheaper cat food that is out there. I wouldn;t have thought one fish between 30 hens would taint the eggs much, since they'd only be getting a few flakes each. I'll give it a go.

Well they had their trout yesterday, about the equivalent of a teaspoonful each and so far so good - no fishiness to the eggs. They went absolutely beserk over it, it was hilarious and like the Wacky Races where one would take a bit and leg it! I'll keep you posted!