ajm200 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I read on here a few weeks ago that someone had their chickens posted to them with a melon for food. My chickens have just discovered melon and really like it. Do you know if they can eat the seeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 when I was about 11 years old (1981-ish), we went to Cornwall for our hols and we stayed on a farm, 'West Frevallick Farm' I think it was called, near Looe. We came back from the beach one day and I had some watermelon that I hadn't eaten and the farmer's wife suggested I give it to the chickens. I threw it on the floor and about 20 chickens descended on it, when the sea of chickens parted, the piece of melon had been stripped bare! It was like watching a shoal of piranah fish! Very funny, I'll never forget it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 In one book I read about keeping chickens it said, if you want your egg yolks to be a really rich yellow, feed your chickens some melon every day Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yep mine love melon including the seeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Since reading on here that it is OK to give them melons, I have done fairly regularly, and they love it....and the seeds....which often re-appear undigested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 i'm not wasting anything else till they start laying but i will remember melon for the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'm afraid my children devour melons so the chickens don't get a look in. But I have always given them the melon seeds and they love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layla Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 mine adore melon..........all types seeds n' all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Coincidentally I tried mine with half a honeydew melon with most of the seeds removed, just yesterday. They stared at it for a minute and then pecked at the few seeds. So I put a few more seeds in, and then a few more. Then they started on the flesh. They ate quite a lot of it! There was a rain shower and they drank all the water from it too. I put what was left in the compost bin when they went into their Eglu for the night. If you are wondering why I fed 2 chickens half a melon, I'd already eaten half and it was actually quite tasteless! I wonder how my girls would devour a really tasty melon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
