Can Chickens Eat Radishes?
Chickens can eat radishes and their spicy tops — chop the hard roots so they're manageable.
The why
Radishes are safe brassica-family roots; the peppery greens are nutritious and usually more popular than the root itself. Woody, over-mature radishes the kitchen rejects are fine flock food.
How to feed it
Halve or quarter roots, or grate them; feed the tops whole.
Worth knowing
Chop hard roots small — a whole radish is a golf ball to a hen. Some birds just won't love the spice; that's preference, not danger.
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