Frogspawn in my Run

Chicken_Lover · « **on:** April 05, 2013, 16:51 »

Went outside to feed my chooks, there was frogspawn in the run. I think it's just been laid, but I cannot find the mother anyway. Should i remove it and put it in the bin? Or a bucket to wait for the mother to come back? Is it harmful to my chooks, or will they eat it?

joyfull · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2013, 18:21 »

they love to eat frogs with no adverse effects so either scoop it up and put it into a pond or let you chickens eat it - the female frog won't come back for it - tadpoles have to look after themselves

RichardA · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2013, 18:28 »

joyfull is spot on. My fish ponds are both full of frog and toad spawn and my ducks will no doubt have ambushed any frog that crossed their run to get to the fish ponds and any froglets that try to go out that way when big enough. My ducks never touch the toads though.
I don't doubt the ducks would eat any spawn they could get but the duck pond never seems to get any in it anyway.
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ANHBUC · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2013, 20:09 »

It won't be fertilised if it has been laid out of the pond, so bin it unless you have fish in the pond that would eat it.

Chicken_Lover · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2013, 20:43 »

Thanks. What a shame.

Why would the frog lay the frogspawn out of the pond though?

ANHBUC · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2013, 22:31 »

Sometimes the male grasps on to the female before she gets to the pond and this can result in her releasing some of her eggs. Don't worry she will have plenty left for laying in the pond.

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