Can hamsters eat chicken?

Yes, in small amounts

Yes, in small amounts. Blue Cross lists lean cooked meat as a suitable fresh food for hamsters. Serve plain, fully cooked chicken with no skin, bones, salt or seasoning.

Portion: A shred about 1 cm (⅜ in) long for a Syrian; about half that for a dwarf.
How often: Once or twice a week
Sugar: 0 g / 100 g

How to serve it

Boil, steam or bake the chicken plainly, with no salt, oil, onion, garlic or stock
Cook it thoroughly
Remove skin, fat and every bone
Shred into tiny pieces and remove leftovers within a few hours

Why

Risks. Raw chicken can carry Salmonella and other bacteria. Seasoned or leftover chicken often contains salt, onion or garlic, which can damage red blood cells in pets, and cooked bones can splinter. Meat spoils quickly if hoarded in the nest.

Benefits. Lean protein that suits a hamster's omnivorous diet and adds variety.

Questions owners ask 2

Can hamsters eat rotisserie or leftover chicken?

Usually not. Rotisserie and leftover chicken is typically salted and seasoned, often with garlic or onion. Cook a plain piece specially instead.

Can hamsters eat raw chicken?

No. Raw chicken can carry Salmonella and other bacteria. Only thoroughly cooked, plain chicken is suitable.

Chicken: nutrition per 100 g

Water	65.3 g
Energy	165 kcal
Sugars	0 g
Fat	3.6 g
Protein	31 g
Fibre	0 g
Calcium	15 mg
Phosphorus	228 mg
Calcium : phosphorus	0.07 : 1
Sodium	74 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	6 µg
Vitamin C	0 mg

“Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted”, USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC 171477). Public domain.

Sources & method 3

The sources below discuss chicken for hamsters (or for pet rodents generally). Confidence: high. Rated on the JOMIZOO Feeding Scale; when good sources disagree we choose the more cautious level.