{"id":2703,"date":"2023-12-26T23:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T23:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2023-12-26T23:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T23:23:12","slug":"can-chickens-eat-rabbit-alfalfa-pellets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/can-chickens-eat-rabbit-alfalfa-pellets\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chickens Eat Rabbit Alfalfa Pellets?"},"content":{"rendered":"

See, a while back, I was relaxing on my porch on a sunny Saturday morning, drinking some coffee and watching my chickens roam around the yard.<\/p>\n

All of a sudden, I heard a huge commotion coming from the direction of the rabbit hutch where I keep my two pet rabbits, Bugs and Thumper.<\/p>\n

I jumped up to go investigate, and what did I see but my sneaky chickens swarming all over the rabbit hutch, pecking up the rabbits’ alfalfa pellets like there was no tomorrow!<\/p>\n

I shouted and shooed at them to get away, but it was too late – those greedy gals had already polished off a whole week’s worth of Bugs and Thumper’s rabbit food.<\/p>\n

At first, I was real worried they’d end up sick from eatin’ feed meant for a totally different animal.<\/p>\n

But to my surprise, they seemed just fine afterwards – as happy and energetic as ever.<\/p>\n

In fact, the chickens were so satisfied after their little alfalfa<\/a> pellet snack that they actually laid extra eggs later that very same day.<\/p>\n

It really got me wondering – can chickens eat rabbit food<\/a> pellets as part of their normal diet, or was this just a one-time thing?<\/p>\n

I decided to dig into it some more and do some research to get the scoop on chickens and rabbit<\/a> feed.<\/p>\n

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