Single hen

[eggmayo]

Hi,

 

My ex-batts (battery hens 6 weeks ago) are really starting to behave like little dinosaurs now.

 

Today they were out free-ranging and Chilli suddenly lept out of the border with something in her beak and ran round the back of the eglu away from the others. I was amazed when I went to investigate what she'd got-a live newt.

 

If I hadn't shooed her off it, I'm sure she'd have ripped it to shreds and eaten it. She certainly wasn't happy with me stopping her fun, but I think I've managed to get back into her good books by finding her a slug. She ran off with the slug chuckling happily away to herself and wouldn't let the others anywhere near it.

 

I just hope the newt will be OK.

[Snowy]

Lovely to see them learning how to be real chickens again isn't it? (even if it does mean them turning into terrorists!) Poor newt, hope he survives his ordeal!

[sandyhas3chucks]

made me smile with pleasure. great isn't it

[Hen Watch]

she'd got-a live newt.

 

Oh yes....... tasty. And frogs, small slugs, flying ants, worms, centipedes..... all eaten by my "vegetarian pellet eating chickens"..

[pinkmagic]

Just reminds me, I saw a duck at our local city farm trying to swallow a whole frog last week!!