[vanessa.xx]

Mine won't touch slugs either although one ate a wasp the other day 

[bantam novice]

Seems like they either love them or hate them.  Mine won't touch them either. 

[viettaclark]

Mine eat small/medium slugs and any size snails.
I think the large slugs are too big, tough and produce too much slime for them (but at least they're easier to spot when I slug hunt at night.)
So hilarious watching them wipe their beaks on the grass if they get "gummed up"!

[Lindeggs]

Mine won't touch slugs but will happily smash a snail to pieces and eat it, I would have thought they tasted the same :blink: ...

I think the "gummed up" thing is the key.  Snails use their shells as protection, but slugs give off a really vile, sticky slime when they are threatened.  Nasty stuff!

My pullets went wild for slugs when I first got them at the  end of summer, but sine then they have definitely gone off them.  I can call them over and show them a slug and they show no interest at all (previously they would have mauled me for it).

I'm interested to see whether they regain their taste for slugs as the seasons change, or if they have decided to abstain permanently.

[joyfull]

also with snails they eat the shells for extra calcium 

[Kytie]

It all sounds so gruesome  mice, frogs, wasps, slugs and snails. At 8 in the morning my porridge is sort of sitting in my belly very uncomfortably. 

[Sassy]

It all sounds so gruesome  mice, frogs, wasps, slugs and snails. At 8 in the morning my porridge is sort of sitting in my belly very uncomfortably. 

You could try making your porridge from oats instead

[Kytie]

It all sounds so gruesome  mice, frogs, wasps, slugs and snails. At 8 in the morning my porridge is sort of sitting in my belly very uncomfortably. 

You could try making your porridge from oats instead

Oh droll   

[Dominic]

Mine eat small/medium slugs and any size snails.
I think the large slugs are too big, tough and produce too much slime for them (but at least they're easier to spot when I slug hunt at night.)
So hilarious watching them wipe their beaks on the grass if they get "gummed up"!

Maybe thats it, the slugs I've seen have all been giant.

[Kytie]

Mine eat small/medium slugs and any size snails.
I think the large slugs are too big, tough and produce too much slime for them (but at least they're easier to spot when I slug hunt at night.)
So hilarious watching them wipe their beaks on the grass if they get "gummed up"!

Maybe thats it, the slugs I've seen have all been giant.

I've given them small ones too, but still they didn't go for them, atm all the slugs I've seen round the run have been large cream coloured ones, really horrible, not surprised they don't eat them.

[Sue33]

no, mine won't eat slugs, but they love snails, they've also just discovered the blackberries are ready, i was amazed at how high they can jump