Can Chickens Eat Cabbage?
Chickens can eat cabbage — and a whole head hung on a rope is the oldest coop-entertainment trick in the book.
The why
Cabbage is safe, cheap, and dense enough to peck at for hours, which pays double in winter when boredom breeds feather-picking. Nutritionally it brings vitamins C and K.
How to feed it
Drill or skewer a whole head, hang it just above head height, and let the flock play tetherball with it.
Worth knowing
Very large daily brassica quantities are the only (mostly theoretical) concern — as an entertainment treat, no issue.
The 90/10 rule: whatever the treat, a laying flock's diet should stay about 90% balanced feed. Treats — even the healthy ones — are the garnish, not the meal. Wondering what your flock really costs to feed? Try our free egg cost calculator.
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The 15 foods that can hurt your flock, on one page — print it, tape it inside the feed-bin lid.
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