Can Chickens Eat Pears?

Safe to feed — Yes — seeds out, same as apples

Chickens can eat pears — treat them exactly like apples: flesh and skin freely, seeds removed.

The why

Pears are gentle, hydrating, and low-acid, with the same trace-amygdalin seed caveat as apples. Soft, past-prime pears that nobody in the house will touch are ideal flock fodder.

How to feed it

Halve or quarter and let them pick, or dice soft pears into a mash.

Worth knowing

Core out the seeds, watch for mold, moderate the portions.

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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