Can chickens eat dried beans?

If one of your chickens has already eaten this and you are worried, contact your veterinarian.

Why

Toxic to chickens. Raw and dried beans contain phytohaemagglutinin, which is lethal to chickens in small amounts. Only thoroughly cooked beans are ever fed. Raw and dried beans contain a toxin called phytohaemagglutinin that is deadly to chickens even in small amounts. This poison can cause severe illness and death if the beans are not cooked thoroughly first.

Watch out for

raw dried beans
undercooked beans
kidney beans
lima beans

Better choices

cooked plain beans scrambled eggs mealworms black soldier fly larvae

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