The other evening while relaxin’ in the backyard and sippin’ on a cold one, I noticed ol’ Bessie rootin’ around in the flowers and thought nothing of it at first.<\/p>\n
But then I saw her pullin’ off petals and nibblin’ away at the green leaves of my star jasmine plants that had started creeping along the fence line.<\/p>\n
Now this got little ol’ me wonderin’, because star jasmine wasn’t somethin’ I had ever considered feedin’ to the girls before.<\/p>\n
Was Bessie just bein’ her usual curious self or could star jasmine actually be safe and beneficial for chickens to eat? I had to find out for sure!<\/p>\n
When I initially started researchin’ whether chickens could safely eat star jasmine, everywhere I looked said it was non-toxic to birds.<\/p>\n
However, I wanted more specifics on whether it provided any real nutrition or if it was just an empty calorie snack.<\/p>\n
That’s when I decided the best way to get accurate info was to experiment with my own flock.<\/p>\n
After breaking off some branches covered in blooms and throwin’ them in the run, it was clear my girls definitely enjoyed peckin’ at the pretty star jasmine flowers and foliage.<\/strong><\/p>\n They seemed to like the subtle sweet taste.<\/p>\n While star jasmine won’t hurt chickens if eaten sparingly, it’s far from the most nourishing plant either.<\/p>\n The next day when feedin’ time rolled around, I paid close attention to see if any girls went straight for the store-bought feed or continued pickin’ at remaining star jasmine leftovers.<\/p>\n Most ran for the layer pellets, showin’ those provided more complete nutrition their bodies Craved.<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n