Chickens & Slugs

themidnight_rambler · « **on:** July 15, 2008, 12:04 »

I have read somewhere that chickens like to eat slugs - is this correct and do they need to be dead or alive?

I keep a few slug traps baited with beer, will this do the chickens any harm?!

Thanks

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:15 »

Mine like them alive. But have gone off them now due to the piles of them every day. They now demand worms.
I did read some where about hedgehogs eating slugs that had been trapped in beer and that they where being killed by foxes because they did not roll up quick enough.
El Natural is always a good route.

themidnight_rambler · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:18 »

"El Natural is always a good route"

Sorry I don't wish to be dim - is that a phrase or product?

Yolky · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:22 »

The thought of drunk chickens makes me giggle, sorry :oops:

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:22 »

It is OK. I just mean the natural route is always good. Hand picked.

Roughlee Handled · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:26 »

Quote from: "Yolky"

The thought of drunk chickens makes me giggle, sorry :oops:

Drunk chickens would that be a " hen party"?

stamford · « **Reply #6 on:** July 15, 2008, 12:48 »

Drunk chickens would that be a " hen party"?

Fifitrix · « **Reply #7 on:** July 15, 2008, 13:05 »

Mine go bananas over slugs and chase each other around the pen for them. They are so dippy they make this croaky noise cos they've found one but then that tells the other lot so the other's chase them and often they drop it in surprise so don't get to eat it anyway.

Dippy things. :roll:

Fat Hen · « **Reply #8 on:** July 15, 2008, 21:59 »

Quote from: "stamford"

Drunk chickens would that be a " hen party"?

Would round here, Blackpool, i'll never look at the idiots in the same way again.

Now whenever I see a gaggle of drunk lads & lasses prancing up the prom in pink & flourescent green chiffon, i'll think of the chickens with a beak full of slugs.

chickchick · « **Reply #9 on:** July 15, 2008, 22:34 »

my new chooks to be can have hundreds of the little pests!!!

compostqueen · « **Reply #10 on:** July 16, 2008, 00:58 »

you gettng some chooks then chickchick :?:

kimT · « **Reply #11 on:** July 16, 2008, 09:35 »

Drunken chickens!

I have a wonderful signed print called "coq au vin" by James Middleton which shows chickens in a wine barrel treading grapes and yes they are drunk!

chickchick · « **Reply #12 on:** July 16, 2008, 13:43 »

yes compostqueen on saturday!! erm only 2 days 23 hrs and 45 mins to go!! not that im excited or anything!!!

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