my chickens eat almost everything i give them , however i have noticed that even chickens prefere some vegetables over another as they seems more intersted and happy whenever i offer them some of this vegetables my chickens the whole herd goes wild every time i give them a delicious tempting shredded or grated carrot they are more than ready to fight over some leftover it worth every feather lost.
besides that what matter most to chickens is how do they benefit from the nutrient present in this fruit , vegetables especially if they are suffering of some deficiency of nuttrient that carrot is high in, .
well we cant tell for sure the reason why they do have prefrences however what matter most is ?is this vegetables nutritious more important is is safe as some part in certain vegetables are poisonous to chickens .
on this particular topic i’ve done some deep researches in some of the most scientific reliable sources on poultry so i can say that you will find this article diffrent in term of some more deep insight on how can carrot can affect chickens overall health and productivity.
and how cooked are more nutritious than raw especially if you want to double the effect of some nutrient antioxidant and beta carotein that doesnt mean that uncooked carrot are less nutritious.
without a doubt carrots are among the most nutritious vegetable due to its incredible nutrient profile as it contain some of most important nutrient that your chickens need in particular vitamin a the regular orange carrot has more of this vitamin compare to white or yellow one vitamin a is considered the most important vitamin for poultry for it’s incredible effect on so many level whether for digestive respiratory or urinary system or its importance for skin eye we will discuss in details the role and importance of vitamin a later.
carrot is also a good source of many minerals that play a huge role in so many vital functioning
carrot skin has the most nutrient content so we do recommand to wash the peels , due to some bad harmful compound peptices that are toxic and can be fatal to chickens especially baby chicks.
chickens contain vitamin b12 know as cobalamin a very important vitamin for poultry as is has some crucial to improve chickens overall health and productivity some important roles of this vitamin is red blood cell production and dna formation.
it also important to improve brain functioning , cobalamin work with folic acid to improve health and to boost immunity
a deficiency of b12 can lead to many problems keratosis feather problems reduced hatchability
some part like the top of this vegetables (greens ) it’s leaves stalks are ok to eat however it has no nutritious value at all in addition to the fact that your chickens do not like to eat this hard to digest unlike the pulp.
canned carrot cake can be poisonous and provide no nutritional value at all in addition to the sugar and preservative content so it can affect their health and decrease produtivity.
also its worth mentioning that giving too many of any fruit or vegetables , or carrot in bad condition old rotten can cause many problems
wild carrot or other type are edible and safe to give them to your chickens.
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