Jicama is one of the root vegetables that grows in the garden.
If you have jicama in abundance at your disposal, and you have chickens as pets in the yard, you might be wondering if you can serve jicama to the chickens as a treat.
In this blog post, you are going to discover if it is good to serve jicama to the chickens or not.
Can chickens eat jicama? Jicama is safe for the chickens. Chickens can eat both raw and cooked jicama. You can serve jicama to the chickens as a treat. Jicama is a good source of vitamin C for the chickens.
Jicama is good for the chickens as a treat. Peel off the brown skin and cut into smaller pieces before you serve it to the chickens.
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Is Jicama safe for Chickens?
Jicama is safe for the chickens as it doesn’t contain any poisonous substance that can affect the health of the chickens.
Jicama does not contain any toxic substance like solanine Thamamine Lectin etc and this makes good for the chickens.
Therefore you can include jicama into the meal plan of your chickens and serve it on occasions.
It is your duty to do little research about the new treat which you want to serve the chickens and other pets you have in the yard.
You must know if there is any toxic substance in the new treat you want to introduce to the chickens. You determine the level of toxicity in the treat.
If the toxic level in the treats is low, you can serve the treat to the chickens once in a while. You will ignore the treats if the toxic level is high.
There are some chicken owners who don’t really care about the nutritional value of the treats they give their chickens. They treat those chicken like table scraps and leftover cleaners.
This should not be you, always give treats that will nourish their body and stay away from the ones that do not add much value.
Lastly, if it happens that you are buying jicama from the store, make sure you wash it thoroughly with clean water before you serve the chickens as a treat.
How do I introduce jicama to my chickens?
Introducing jicama to the chickens should not be complicated. You can easily get some jicama out from the garden or buy it from the store.
You slice the brown skin with the use of potato peeler or you can make use of a knife if you don’t have one.
Peel off the skin, cut the jicama fibre into smaller pieces and put it into the feeder for the chickens.
You need to serve a little amount of jicama at first since you have not given it to them in the past before.
You need to watch how they react towards the treat you serve them. The chickens are going to finish everything in the figure if it happens that they found the jicama appealing.
If it happens that the chickens reject the raw jicama you serve them, there is nothing to worry about, you just pack the raw one.
Next time you can try out the cooked one with them to see if they are going to accept it that way.
Just make sure that you are trying out the little amount with them first to determine how they are going to react towards it.
How often do I feed my chickens with jicama?
Now it appears to you that chickens can eat jicama. This does not give you full authority to start serving jicama to the chickens all the time.
First you should regard jicama as a treat. This implies that you can only serve the jicama to the chickens once in a while.
It can be very tempting to always want to serve the treats you have in abundance to the chickens regularly. But this practice is not good enough if you truly care about the well-being of the chickens.
Jicama should not be serve more than two times in a month if you have them in abundance at your disposal.
Can chicks eat jicama?
Chicsks do not benefit much from jicama as it contains little protein which is very essential for the growth of the chicks at the early stage.
The chicks need more protein in order to grow faster and to develop enough feathers for body protection.
Also, jicama do not contain enough calcium which is very essential for building and maintaining strong bone structure in the chicks.
Can jicama affect the eggs laid by the chickens?
Jicama does not contain Omega-3 fatty acid which can enhance the egg laid by the chickens.
if you are looking for a treat that can affect the quality of the egg laid by the chickens positively you should look beyond jicama.
You can serve salmon to the chickens that lay eggs because it has a good amount of Omega-3 fatty acid in its nutritional value.
Why are my chickens not eating jicama?
There are two outcomes when you are introducing a new treats to the chickens. The chickens may accept or reject the treat.
One thing you should know is that the chickens also have preferences and this guides them whenever they want to make a choice about a new treat you want to introduce to them.
The chickens are going to reject the jicama you serve them if it happens that they didn’t find it appealing or does not go down well with their body systems when they consume it for the first time.
Health benefits of jicama to the chickens
Jicama contains good amount of vitamin C which acts as an antioxidants in the body systems of the chickens.
Chickens can derive good amount of fibre and some carbohydrates from eating jicama.
Other treats you can serve the chickens
There are some of healthy treats which you can serve the chickens.
Cooked beans
Cooked beans are one of the treats you can serve the chickens. You should not worry about the toxic substance in beans. The cooking process has render the toxins powerless and do not have effect on chickens.
Peanuts
Peanuts are another healthy treats you can serve the chickens. Peanuts are s good source of fibre and vitamin A for the chickens. You can serve both raw and cooked ones for the chickens.
Cabbage
Cabbage is one of the healthy vegetables you can serve the chickens. Cabbage is a good source of vitamins and minerals for the chickens.
Corn
Corn is one those treats you can serve the chickens. The chickens can eat corn on the cob as well. You can feed them both the fresh and dried corn as a treat.
Lettuce
Lettuce is another healthy vegetables you can serve the chickens as a treat. You can help the chickens to slices the lettuce into smaller pieces before you serve it to them as a treat.
Conclusion
Jicama is safe for the chickens. You can serve both raw and the cooked jicama as to the chickens. Jicama provides the chickens with vitamin C which act as an antioxidant in their body systems. Jicama should be served to the chickens in moderation.
Reference
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/jicama-root.454256/
