The definition and abbreviation for Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) or PHF/TCS should be modified to drop the reference to potentially hazardous food and PHF.
Yes, as a treat apples are fine for chickens. Some will say it is best not to feed them too many apples as the seed of an apple has a small amount of arsenic in it. I have an orchard on my property and in the fall, the chickens run there first thing in the morning. Never had a chicken drop dead under an apple tree.
Best Answer: Chickens will eat almost any kitchen scraps! They are omnivorous, eating a wide range of both plant and animal foods. If you ever watch free-range chickens, they will scratch up bugs and worms to eat, as well as eating grass, weeds, flowers, veggies, etc.