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Incubator egg smells like rotten fish12/31/2023 That's a completely different topic, but it has been proven that a hen can direct the nutrients in the food she eats directly into her eggs. Now, while certain foods won't affect the taste of your chickens' eggs, the healthier diet you feed them, the more nutritious their eggs will be. So once again, I am going to say that except for the rare case described above, flax isn't going to change the taste of eggs. I add ground flax to my chicken's daily feed and have never noticed a "fishy" smell or taste to my eggs. In fact, some say that flax in a hen's diet makes her eggs richer and creamier. It contains beneficial Omega-3s that contribute to better chicken, chick and human health, and as long as the chicken metabolizes the flax correctly, there shouldn't be any discernible difference in taste. I wouldn't avoid flax in my chicken's diet. In those hens, the fishy aspect will not be neutralized and instead will be concentrated in the yolks of the eggs she lays. Most chickens' livers produce an enzyme that neutralizes the fishy aspect of the flax after they ingest it.īut some hens lack that gene or have a defective gene that inhibits production of the enzyme. So except for the very rare case, as described above where fish meal is used as the protein source in commercial feed, offering your chickens fish and shellfish scraps isn't going to change the taste of their eggs.įlax seed or oil can make certain chicken's eggs taste fishy as well. And the fish and shellfish are great sources of protein for the chickens. I do feed my chickens fish scraps, lobster and shrimp shells quite often and have never noticed any off-putting taste in my eggs, so don't worry about that. So it does pay to shop around and try different brands of feed because each formulation is a bit different. I have been working with them for a year or two now and my girls not only love their feed, but I have never noticed any off-putting smell or taste in the eggs. There is one brand that uses fish meal as a protein which I have never had any problems with and that's Small Pet Select. The fish meal should be less than 1 to 1.5% of the feed ingredients to prevent your hens' eggs from tasting fishy. If you are finding your chickens' eggs taste fishy, would avoid those brands that use fish meal completely, but if you're determined to keep using them, check your labels. I have used several fish meal-based feeds in the past and they did make my chicken eggs taste a bit "off", to the point that I stopped using that particular brand of feed. Fish meal can definitely make eggs taste fishy. There are several commercial chicken feed brands that use fish meal as the protein in their feed. So if onions and garlic won't affect the taste of a hen's eggs, will other foods? (Although I love garlic and wouldn't actually mind garlic-flavored eggs!) So I'm going to say that neither garlic nor onions will change the taste of your eggs. I think you would have to feed garlic and onions in extreme excess to notice any difference in the taste of your eggs. So, I'm guessing in moderation, the garlic is not a problem as far as egg taste goes? However, everything I've read says that feeding onions and garlic will affect the taste of the eggs. I don't feed my chickens onions because they're not nearly as nutritious as garlic and can be toxic in large amounts, so I can't speak to that specifically. I personally add garlic powder to my chickens' daily diet and also toss fresh garlic cloves into their water pretty regularly to improve their immune and respiratory health and can tell you from first hand experience that feeding your chickens garlic won't make their eggs taste like garlic. So let's take a look at each, one at a time, to decide if there's any validity to the claims.
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