{"id":2018,"date":"2023-12-07T01:09:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T01:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2023-12-07T01:09:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T01:09:33","slug":"can-chickens-eat-star-anise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/can-chickens-eat-star-anise\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring if Chickens Can Safely Enjoy Star Anise Treats \ud83d\udc14\ud83c\udf1f"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was out back in the run tossing the girls their evening scraps like usual – a little corn, some veggie scraps, leftover pasta – the works.<\/p>\n

But something seemed off! Usually they swarm whatever I throw in there faster than flies on roadkill.<\/p>\n

But this time, they were turning their beaks up at the good stuff!<\/p>\n

Now I’ve had these girls for awhile, so I know their habits pretty well.<\/p>\n

Usually if they ain’t eating, something ain’t right.<\/p>\n

That’s when I noticed my big ole Buff Orpington<\/a>, Henrietta, pecking away at something in the corner.<\/p>\n

When I went over to check on her, I about had myself a heart attack – it was a whole star anise pod!<\/p>\n

Now you city folks might not know what star anise is, but let me tell ya – it’s one of them fancy Chinese spices you see in the grocery store.<\/p>\n

Real aromatic and tasty, but definitely not chicken food! I stood there scratching my head trying to figure out how in tarnation a spice pod ended up in the coop.<\/p>\n

Those sneaky birds must’ve found it when I was making soup stock the other day.<\/p>\n

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