Take part in study on PFAS 'forever chemicals' in eggs

[Jenthelibrarian]

Just been outside for a cup of coffee with my chooks. When I opened the egg-port the 'door frame' had half a dozen fat slugs lurking all around the rim

 

And there was another under the hooky bits of the grub.

 

Is this unavoidable in this damp weather? I have my raised beds for veg and salads all netted against the hens and the cat and was thinking of putting down the organic-type pellets inside the netting, although I don't think they're very effective. I also have a bottle of gel stuff that's supposed to act as a barrier. This is not going to keep them out of my eglu, though...

 

I did feed the culprits to the girlies, but they get to the point where they've had enough, and they wipe the slime off their beaks down my jeans

[Egghead68]

I don't use slug pellets. I'd worry that the chickens would eat the slugs who'd eaten slug pellets and get sick.

 

Mine treat slugs as a delicacy anyhow.

[cluckfest]

My girls look at me as if I'm mad if I present them with a slimy slug, they'll occasional eat the odd baby one and then wipe their beaks in disgust. Why would you eat slugs when there are lovely huchera plants to feast on? I saw Tasha trotting across the lawn to me yesterday as pleased as punch with a huchera leaf in her beak despite all the anti-chicken protection Luckily they haven't developed a taste for hosta yet They must be eating slug eggs though as despite this fussiness there are far fewer slugs in the garden even with all the wet weather.