Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 DH is digging in the garden and he's given the girls some worms. Now, I thought they loved bread, pasta and especially sweetcorn but I've seen it all now! Hens dashing around with worms hanging out of their beaks, in case anyone dares to take it from them. They must taste really nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 mine love worms and earwigs and chucky pigs (woodlice ) Hubby read somewhere though that eating real worms gives them worms?? im not sure if this is true though. But you cant stop them though as mine are always scurrying around in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatedog Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I don't have many earthworms (New Zealand Flatworm has seen to that..... ) but they do chase each other round trying to take slugs off each other! Don't mind them having slugs - fewer to destroy my vegs and salad crops etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I've just read that they can here http://www.thepoultrysite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=441 no more free worms then! Are mealworms okay then if we buy some of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 They are more prone to worms if they freerange as worms and slugs contain the parasite eggs. They will still get them Poet - they will dig in their run for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 They are more prone to worms if they freerange as worms and slugs contain the parasite eggs. They will still get them Poet - they will dig in their run for them! yeah but we can go for damage limitation Are mealworms a safer bet do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Sorry, forgot about the mealworms! I think they should be OK as they are a commercial product so I presume will be bred 'in captivity'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 thanks, will give them a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...