tenzin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 What " BUGS do you're chickens seem to enjoy eating the most when they get the chance ? Worms Wood Louse Spiders Ants Slugs Snails Centerpead Caterpillar Grub Worm Grass hopper Please list any i've missed that you've seen them eat .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I haven't seen our girls eat many crawlies but what they do seem to like is flies If there are any flying around inside the run they keep their beady eyes on them then give a quick peck when the fly finally lands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgy chooks Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 umm... mosquitos toads (although they might not count as bugs!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy64 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 my hens favourite are worms hilda ate 5 today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I haven't seen our girls eat many crawlies but what they do seem to like is flies If there are any flying around inside the run they keep their beady eyes on them then give a quick peck when the fly finally lands I watched one of our girls pick a fly out of the air in the summer, I was very impressed, it was Very Karate kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Slugs are a definate favorite, you should see the excitment if you move one of te logs in the run, the girls go mad for them! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layla Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I don't know what mine have either but if one gets something there's a scream of "lets get her" and they all run round chasing in a line while the one who has got the tasty morsal screams at the top of her voice soooo funny to watch. Hugs Layla yy xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah they really get excited when one has a worm and doesn't quite swallow quick enough .. What about the flying ants midway through the summer , i let my girls on the patio to clean them up .. The TOAD has suprised me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layla Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah they really get excited when one has a worm and doesn't quite swallow quick enough .. What about the flying ants midway through the summer , i let my girls on the patio to clean them up .. The TOAD has suprised me it surprised me too Hugs Layla yy xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Slugs and worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Yeah they really get excited when one has a worm and doesn't quite swallow quick enough .. What about the flying ants midway through the summer , i let my girls on the patio to clean them up .. The TOAD has suprised me it surprised me too Hugs Layla yy xx I was surprised when ours all fought over a frog which has unwittingly jumped into their run. It didn't have a chance. I was quite glad they weren't laying yet! When I posted something about this when it happened, someone said that they had seen theirs eating a mouse! I suppose it takes all sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I wish mine would eat slugs. They are not at all impressed with them. I've even tried offering them "slug kebabs" (I wondered if they might not be able to peck through slug skin as it must be a bit rubbery) but they still turn their beaks up at them. Worms and woodlice are a different matter entirely of course!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've even tried offering them "slug kebabs" (I wondered if they might not be able to peck through slug skin as it must be a bit rubbery) Yeeuck, does this mean you sliced up slugs for them? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Earwigs umm, woodlice, grubs and caterpillar-type things. Only toffee eats worms, the orginal 2 used to but now they turn their beaks up at them! Wish they would eat slugs! I am lucky mine haven't discovered dead mice as my cat leaves a veritable buffet outside My childminder saw her hens ripping one apart the other day and feels a bit funny about eggs now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyMurray Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi there, my kids love searching around the garden for snails and bunging them in, you see feathers fly then, they even eat the shell. The next favourite is worms but no-one gets a look-in if Ruby spots it first. They also like woodlice. They all must taste nice, might give them a go for lunch, eh?! Off out now to nosey round my friends new house, see ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've even tried offering them "slug kebabs" (I wondered if they might not be able to peck through slug skin as it must be a bit rubbery) Yeeuck, does this mean you sliced up slugs for them? . No, just speared them with a stick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Earwigs umm, woodlice, grubs and caterpillar-type things. Only toffee eats worms, the orginal 2 used to but now they turn their beaks up at them! Wish they would eat slugs! I am lucky mine haven't discovered dead mice as my cat leaves a veritable buffet outside My childminder saw her hens ripping one apart the other day and feels a bit funny about eggs now! Think about battery Hens eating their dead sisters. Makes the odd frog/mouse seem tame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi there, They also like woodlice. They all must taste nice, might give them a go for lunch, eh?! Off out now to nosey round my friends new house, see ya. Apparantly they taste like shrimp! (According to Bear Grylls, (Survival eggspert). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi there, They also like woodlice. They all must taste nice, might give them a go for lunch, eh?! Off out now to nosey round my friends new house, see ya. Apparantly they taste like shrimp! (According to Bear Grylls, (Survival eggspert). They have that "crustacean" look about them. No wonder the chooks go mad for them then if woodlice are their version of a prawn cocktail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I wish my chickens would eat snails, I was looking forward to a snail/slug free garden, but they don't seem interested. I even put a tile in their run so they could bash the snail's shell off, but no luck. Maybe they need to be 'shown' how to de-shell a snail? Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I had to show mine. I put the snails on the patio and stomp (gently) on them. They hoover them up! Florrie now knows how to do it herself, but the others are a bit slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatedog Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Slugs and slugs and creepy crawly things hidden under decaying leaves etc........(and more slugs....) - I love watching them chase each other round to try to steal the slugs off each other - and the one who's running away with the slug dangling from her beak..... They can't eat worms here - we don't really have any as unfortunately New Zealand Flatworm has arrived in my garden and taken hold..... (Wonder if the girls will eat them....... Although having said that, apparently no birds will as they have a foul-tasting mucus which is irritating to human skin also ....... I once also saw Pepper smash and eat a snail like a thrush would, but she doesn't seem to have done that since...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Mine once fought over half a mouse that the cat had left on the lawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
