scarlettohara Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Scarlett just fished a frog from the pond and pecked it round the lawn - the squeeking is horrible Then the big border finished if off - aren't animals lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Mmmm yummy, squished frog Delightful creatures our feathered freinds arnt they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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l_ouise Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Awww, i would have rescued it... Plus they eat the slugs and snails on my veg patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I feel like a Murderer - I gave ours a worm each this morning I felt really guilty afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Awww, i would have rescued it... Plus they eat the slugs and snails on my veg patch I did try but the dog got there first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Hi, it's so gross isn't it! I had the same thing happen a few days ago. I rescued the frog, but it died. I threw it back to the chickens so its death wasn't a waste! Then I couldn't eat my dinner. I know that the frog won't be in the eggs and that the protein will be used in their body to give energy to make the egg. But, I'm selling the eggs to my neighbour. Am I a bad person? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 No just don't tell your neighbour I just rescued another one - it sort of laid on top of the pond for a bit then swam off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Please be aware that frogs are very very good at playing dead in the hope that whatever is attacking them stops. They will often lie on their backs with their legs splayed and you can poke and prod them and they will still appear very very dead but will hop off when they feel it is safe to do so. The best thing to do is to put them somewhere shady, moist and out of harm and leave them alone for an hour or two. Chances are they'll hop off. Also try not to handle them too much as the heat from human hands is like us having really bad sunburn or scalding. Of course, if they are missing vital limbs or organs or have been the unfortunate subject of 'frog rugby', then you can safely assume they are actually departed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Please be aware that frogs are very very good at playing dead in the hope that whatever is attacking them stops. They will often lie on their backs with their legs splayed and you can poke and prod them and they will still appear very very dead but will hop off when they feel it is safe to do so. yes, v. good advice! They can play dead for a long time too. I took it off the hen (v difficult) as i thought they found a dead frog, then it wiggled and open its mouth. I put it in a small bowl with a little bit of water. I often save frogs from my cats like this. I left it in my bathroom for about 30 mins then checked. It was definately dead and its face had been pecked pour thing. I think I felt sick cos I didn't save it. I love frogs, but not to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have been fattening some mealworms up for my girls, They are very big now so i put some in a pot for the three girls and put it into the run, They massacred them. I felt a little bad that i had fattened these worms up then threw them into the lions den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 This afternoon my lot were fighting over a mice/shrew, hard to tell what it had been as my Cat Rupert had just reguritated it It disapeared before I had chance to shoo the chickens away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 This is probably a stupid question but aren't frogs poisonous? I know they can serious damage a cats health so I thought the same might be true for chickens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Mine have eaten frogs and toads with no ill effect...... and mice, and shrews, and a vole, and worms, and slugs, and snails, and as of yesterday a newt. Delightful little murderers are chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 I think they taste horrid - they have some sort of repellant on their skin - obviously not chicken repellant then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I think they taste horrid Does that come from personal experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I really didn't want to eat the eggs when a mouse dissapeared down one of mine. and don't frogs scream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabelandflosmum Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Oh yuk, I feel queazy !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 This is probably a stupid question but aren't frogs poisonous? I know they can serious damage a cats health so I thought the same might be true for chickens? No, the UK does not have any poisonous indigenous frog species. I think they taste horrid - they have some sort of repellant on their skin - obviously not chicken repellant then No, that's toads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I suppose I didn't phrase it quite right, so not poisonous exactly but damaging to the health. I think that cats should not eat frogs as it causes liver damage (or could be kidney damage) I just wanted to make sure eating frogs didn't damage chickens. Anyway it seems not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debby Tutton Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Oh my goodness !!! I had no idea !!! Ever loving hubby has just built a wonderful run next to our pool which, especially at the moment, is constantly the home to frogs, toads and lizards. It didn't even occur to me. I'll have to stand guard with the net me thinks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 You must live in Midsomer - everything gets murdered there No murders here i'm afraid - my gels are tres gentile (who am i kidding) i am sure they are plotting as I type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
