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post #11 of 25
2/19/10 at 8:32pm

This is an interesting thread!

I have a lone catfish in a small 3 gal tank. He's about the size of my index finger. I hate him and he hates me back! I've been looking for a way to get rid of him. I don't have the heart to flush a live fish or not feed him and let him starve. Would it be cruel to throw him into the coop for the girls?

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post #12 of 25
2/20/10 at 12:34pm

The mealworms in the pet shop are probably kept in a cooler. This puts hem to sleep so to say.
The meal worms are probably not dead
Once they reach room temperature they come to life again

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post #13 of 25
2/20/10 at 6:46pm
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Originally Posted by AccentOnHakes 

Will they eat live feeder fish in a bowl of water?  I wanted ducks, but my mom won't let me(water and all that messy stuff), and I thought, will the chickens eat fish like ducks do?  Some of the minnows at my local PetSmart are really small.


We have a pond stocked full of gold fish, minnows, and koi from PS. Our chickens drink from the pond, even go in to the first step! BUT they have not shown any interest at all in the fish! The minnows will be swimming around them while they drink, nothing! idunno

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post #14 of 25
2/21/10 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by max101 

The mealworms in the pet shop are probably kept in a cooler. This puts hem to sleep so to say.
The meal worms are probably not dead
Once they reach room temperature they come to life again


Nope, as in the dead ones in a can.

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post #15 of 25
2/22/10 at 12:41am
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Originally Posted by socalchicks 

This is an interesting thread!

I have a lone catfish in a small 3 gal tank. He's about the size of my index finger. I hate him and he hates me back! I've been looking for a way to get rid of him. I don't have the heart to flush a live fish or not feed him and let him starve. Would it be cruel to throw him into the coop for the girls?


curious why do you hate your fish and how do you know it hates you back? does he glare at you with hate in his unblinking eyes? or maybe gives you a fishy finger? i got fish and im sure there is a whole lot of nothin goin on in their little heads, mabe you got an antichrist fish in which case let it live! how cool! thumbsup

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chickens are better than kids cuz if chickens step outa line you can eat um!
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post #16 of 25
2/22/10 at 1:00am
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I had a plocastamus once that got so big I didn't like him anymore.

We let him loose in a pond on a golf course.  I imagine he's huge now.

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post #17 of 25
2/22/10 at 1:14am
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Originally Posted by socalchicks 

This is an interesting thread!

I have a lone catfish in a small 3 gal tank. He's about the size of my index finger. I hate him and he hates me back! I've been looking for a way to get rid of him. I don't have the heart to flush a live fish or not feed him and let him starve. Would it be cruel to throw him into the coop for the girls?


The Fish  wouldn't know what hit him  so  you might be construed as "cruel"  for about 4 seconds and I imagine  the fish  would have too many things  going on to fix blame on you.

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post #18 of 25
2/23/10 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by RedfogsFlock 
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Originally Posted by AccentOnHakes 

Will they eat live feeder fish in a bowl of water?  I wanted ducks, but my mom won't let me(water and all that messy stuff), and I thought, will the chickens eat fish like ducks do?  Some of the minnows at my local PetSmart are really small.


We have a pond stocked full of gold fish, minnows, and koi from PS. Our chickens drink from the pond, even go in to the first step! BUT they have not shown any interest at all in the fish! The minnows will be swimming around them while they drink, nothing! idunno


Maybe try throwing them out onto dry ground?  I dunno.

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post #19 of 25
2/23/10 at 9:02pm

Feeding a catfish to the chickens is more humane than keeping one in a 3gallon tank.  Healthier for both animals.

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post #20 of 25
2/23/10 at 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by socalchicks 

This is an interesting thread!

I have a lone catfish in a small 3 gal tank. He's about the size of my index finger. I hate him and he hates me back! I've been looking for a way to get rid of him. I don't have the heart to flush a live fish or not feed him and let him starve. Would it be cruel to throw him into the coop for the girls?


What kind of catfish is it and why do you hate it? While the ethics of feeding it to your chickens is debatable, I'm one of those that feel that if you have brought an animal into your home, you have a responsibility to it to look after it's well being. It didn't ask to live with you. Why not just take it back to the fish store? hu

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Proud mother to a wonderful Min Pin/Pomeranian mix, 3 cats, 1 hermit crab, & numerous fish.... and finally! Chickens! 1 Black Australorp, 1 Barred Plymouth Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 1 Speckled Sussex, and an Easter Egger. Added 2011- An Easter Egger Roo, and a Buff Orpington. Newly added 2012- 1 Black Copper Maran, 1 Golden laced Wyandotte, 1 Deleware, and 3 Easter Eggers. 

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