whitewestie Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I agree with Uma, my two Pekin ducks, Geraldine and Jemima just love eating slugs. I could hire them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I hate slugs, and am actually quite squeamish about them. They're disgusting..!! I swear, I think they can teleport as they end up in places they simply have no right being. One touched my hand this morning while I was doing the grub, I was nearly sick... I have been pathologically scrubbing my hands like Lady Macbeth, and still can't yet handle food comfortably *shivers*. I should lay more beer traps, but resent giving the little b***ards my beer. The Ladies don't eat them at all... even the small ones are free to wander without risk. My wife goes around with a fork, and stabs them, deftly flinging them over the fence (I think this solves the getting them on their back problem?). I think the only solution around the coop is beer traps. Even an old shallow breakfast bowl will suffice. Our raised beds are pelleted, but all our beds are nicely netted, and the Ladies don't bother them. On another note... ha there been a decline in the hedgehog population in europe? I haven't seen a hedgehog all year... not a single one. [edit] I have just this minute discovered that slugs don't like copper, and you can buy anti-slug copper tape. It's used to make barriers to certain areas, and the chickens won't try and eat it either. Now I'm not sure about the logistics of protecting the chicken run, but I'm going to give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Im feeling everyones pain, I too am outstounded by the amount of Slugs we have had this year ! Little "Ooops, word censored!"s got into my bloomin treadle feeder and clogged it up, I have been known to do a bit of slug flinging. Ive tried all sorts to rid my sluggs but we seem to have HARDY slugs, slate chippings doesnt phase nor the copper tape and they ignored my beer traps. We did have a few frogs that eat them but Im wondering if my girls have frightened them away ? as with the hedgehog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I've just come in from doing the slug dance - it involves me stomping round and round the lawn, torch in hand, in my partner's nice big wellies (I don't want to get mine covered in slug goo ), splatting the brown nasties underfoot Goodness knows what the neighbours think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartrus Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 2 ways to get rid of slugs which I think (don't quote me) are chicken safe! 1. put a jar with a few spoons of cornmeal on its side in the run (at night when the hens are sleeping! ) apparently the slugs love it and eat loads then die! 2. Dig a hole and sink a jar of beer (with a lid to cover in the day or you will have drunk chickens!! ) the slugs are attracted to the yeast and plop in ! Just empty and refill. They hopefully will be attracted to these rather than the food or hens!! Let me know if you have any success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HennyPenny59 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ive been chucking dozens of slugs into a large bucket of salty water for quite a while, and without properly looking at what I was doing ... Its got to a point where I have got to dispose of its contents, and im afraid to lift the lid because of what I might see/smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ive been chucking dozens of slugs into a large bucket of salty water for quite a while, and without properly looking at what I was doing ... Its got to a point where I have got to dispose of its contents, and im afraid to lift the lid because of what I might see/smell Rather you than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
