Mississippi silver peas or purple hull question

[GardenWeasel]

I have a good crop of crowder peas which after eating my fill fresh I would like to dry for winter chicken food. I put the question on BYC but got no real answer. Googled and got no real answer. I know there are a lot of really nutrition wise folk on this board so will ask here. Do I need to roast or fully cook these before I dehydrate to change the trypsin inhibitors, like you would for soybeans? I don't want to give my girls a faulty source of protein and think I am doing them a favor. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

 

[pioneergirl]

Wow, thats a really good question......although I have no idea, I do know how it feels to ask and get no response, lol. I'll see what I can look up as well to try and help.


You're right...there is either nothing on the topic, or I don't know where to look!

 

[2dream]

ummmmmmmmm. Never actually thought of drying my peas to give to my chickens. All of ours are eaten by us. The chickens only get whats leftover from a cooking. And the dried peas that are kept are for next years seed.

I don't have an answer either but will be watching here plus doing some looking as well.

 

[2dream]

This might help you some.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/94/feeding-chickens-for-best-health-and-performance

from what I read the answer would be yes, treat them like soybeans.

And this - http://ultimatefowl.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=726

which I did not read completely.