Chickvic Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Have just witnessed the most hilarious and disgusting chicken antics! Whilst rooting around Opal managed to unearth a frog! What ensued was comical / gross. Pearl and Ruby spotted her lucky find and gave chase after a few rounds of tug - of - war Pearl emerged victorious! There were a few more tussles over the poor frog until Pearl decided no - one was getting it off her again and managed to swallow it whole! DD was totally grossed out as she was eating her dinner, DS found it highly amusing and thought it was . At one point we did shut the patio door as Opal legged it straight up the garden towards the house with the frog dangling by one leg! No - one wants to see if Pearl has a full crop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Yuckkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 that is but rather ewwwy at the same time.. glad it made her happy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 How fortuitous that you had a camera handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 They had been playing with the poor frog for quite a while before I sent DH to fetch camera - it was but also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 So .... who will be getting tomorrows egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Give those eggs away....ewww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Urgh!!! We get frogs (in fact OH found 2 yesterday) - I'm very worried now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 When we last had chickens one of the warrens found a baby bird that had fallen out of a nest - before I could intervene it was swallowed whole. They are definitely not vegetarians! I read somewhere that they have proved chickens are descendants of T-Rex.... must be in the genes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Baby our Indian runner duck was helping me in the garden today (I dig she eats ) I had been dropping all my froggy finds (about ten of them) over the fence into next doors garden (she has a pond and this is a prearranged agreement) When Baby caught site of a frog, before I could grab it she ran up and got hold of it. She promptly dropped it when it struggled and screamed. She actually had a look of disgust on her face. I swear she was thinking eeeew what was that? I thought ducks ate frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Christian will be so thrilled to read this thread when he comes home. I must remember to PM him a link to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 So .... who will be getting tomorrows egg? It had already been decided that my DD's teacher gets the next eggs! I won't mention the frog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 this thread has had me giggling, especially the pictures the one where they are hot footing it down the garden beside the path area is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Its one of them moments that needed to have been captured on video! Would love to have seen frog rugby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 My three have done this as well - I thought they were being attacked the noise they were making chasing each other! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindyloodles Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 My cat rather kindly left a dead mouse on the lawn a couple of days ago. Needless to say it was the chooks that found it and started an argument. It was only after one particularly spirited tussle whioch ended with the mouse being literally 'pinged' about 2 metres (think elastic band....) that I managed to get hold of it and dispose of it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Christian will be so thrilled to read this thread when he comes home. I must remember to PM him a link to it. Thanks for the PM I had to steady myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I knew you'd be enchanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
