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Yes,, all cat food is considerably higher in protein than dog food. That is one reason not to feed dogs,, cat food. My dogs do try to raid the cat food bowls when given a chance,,, and are still alive. I suppose if that was their only food,, might be not ideal, or even to a point harmful
Your chickens will be just fine eating what you supplement with the quantities you provide.
Too much protein in a chickens diet causes runnier stools,, and somewhat smellier.
I just gave you a simple idea to try,, Cat food easily available everywhere,, and also reasonably priced.
There are high protein feed for chickens,, like game fowl,, that are in the over 20% range. I don't have exact numbers on hand,, but I know they are available. That involves getting a quantity,, and possibly not available as easily,, as common chicken feed.
Start of with a handful of cat food in their feed bowls,, and see how things work. My chickens pick out the cat food,, as if it was scratch feed
I wasn't able to wait for your reply I already ordered some cat food 16lb bag. It has 30% protein and will try giving them for treats. I know right, my small dog loves my cat's wet food but from what I read is not good for the dogs but like you said, they were perfectly fine after eating it but I tried not to give them cat food. I always cook for my dogs in between wet and dry dog food.. Anyways, that was before I still had my cat who got lost and wasn't able to bring back home.
Hopefully these chickens will love the dry cat food. I just gave them watermelons from our garden and fresh corn, greens and sunflowers.
