[Ann and Rob]

I have a bag of bruised oats near its sell by date and none of my horses need oats at the mo, can i feed it to my chickens?
Ann and Rob
 

[hughesy]

Yes they'll love it.

[Possum]

My chickens will do anything for oats. Not sure that they should only be fed on oats though. Probably best to mix them with some ordinary chicken feed.

[chrismahon]

Crushed oats near their end date sounds like a recipe for sour crop Ann and Rob. So give in tiny amounts if you must. I would just throw them away.

[Fowlman]

I would be inclined to go by the oats themselves rather any sell by date. If they smell fresh and look ok i would use them but chris is right if they are off it could be a sour crop recipe.

[goosepimple]

Your waterfowl will happily eat too if you soak them in a bucket of water overnight.