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Post by dw on Aug 22, 2016 16:59:21 GMT
I read on here or another site that you should not feed them apple cores b/c the seeds contain arsenic.
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Aug 22, 2016 17:10:03 GMT
As long as you're not feeding them pounds of apple seeds, there's nothing to worry about.
People tend to overreact to things without giving them enough thought.
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Post by Skandi on Aug 22, 2016 17:12:06 GMT
I also feed the dogs and birds apple cores, the amount of poison in them is so small you would have to go out of your way to do any harm with it.
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Post by shin on Aug 22, 2016 17:33:33 GMT
When I was reading up about different lawn grasses, read that it turns out Eastern originating grasses (not native to the U.S.) have cyanide in them too. A lot of things have it!
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Post by dw on Aug 22, 2016 20:45:55 GMT
I'm glad to hear this as I have been tossing them in their pen awhile and I think my hubby considers them all his pet chickens! LOL
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 22, 2016 22:17:23 GMT
I agree with everyone here - not a problem unless seeds were given in VAST amounts... DH brings his apple core home everyday from his lunch... Everyday a different lucky chicken gets it!
~Mari
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Post by Skandi on Aug 22, 2016 22:26:08 GMT
"Appleseeds contain amygdalin, which is broken down by stomach acid to release poisonous cyanide. Seeds contain up to 3% amygdalin by weight, and amygdalin is about 6% cyanide by weight. An appleseed is about 5 milligrams, so it contains about 10 micrograms of cyanide. The lethal dose of cyanide is 50-200 milligrams, so you'd need to eat, rapidly, and completely release the cyanide from 625 apples to be at risk"
stolen from yahoo answers so no idea how accurate it is, but sounds about right, hydrogen cyanide is broken down fast so it all has to be eaten practicaly in one go. now scale that down to chicken size and assume they have the same suceptability as a human (probably not true) and you get the seeds from 16 apples for a 4lb chicken. or 164 apples for my dog. not overly likely.
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Post by countrymom22 on Aug 24, 2016 1:30:03 GMT
I've always given my chickens the dropped apples each fall, by the bucketful. About 5 gallons at a time, just rough chopped with a shovel. I've been doing this for more than 30 years and my chickens routinely live to between 10-12 years old, so I wouldn't worry about it!
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