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I can't believe they ate the WHOLE thing!

post #1 of 5
12/11/11 at 2:41pm
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Wow. This morning I put the carcass of an almost gone rotisserie chicken in the chickens' pen. When I got home there was not a shred or bone left. I couldn't believe it! Can they really break up those bones?? I hope they just scratched them into the sand and shavings in the run!

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Owned by a senior citizen Chocolate Lab lady, two Rhode Island Reds, two Columbian Rocks, and four Barred Rocks. Married to my best friend for 37 yrs, three grown kids, two grandkids. Loving life!  "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - A. Lincoln
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post #2 of 5
12/11/11 at 2:42pm

I doubt they ate the bones.  It could be scattered in pieces or something else carted the bones off.

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post #3 of 5
12/11/11 at 2:49pm

My chickens love it when I leave left-over rotisserie chicken for them.  I usually get more eggs a few days later.  It is a treat and not their main source of food.

2 Bassets, 1 Boxer, 1 Boston, and many chickens that roam our vineyard. 15 year old daughter and a very forgiving boyfriend.
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2 Bassets, 1 Boxer, 1 Boston, and many chickens that roam our vineyard. 15 year old daughter and a very forgiving boyfriend.
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post #4 of 5
12/11/11 at 3:33pm
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Madamwlf, I don't think anything else could get into the pen without leaving a sign. I bet they worked it into the dirt. But I'm pretty sure my dog would have loved to have the opportunity to get in there for some. smile

Fastbassetvineyards, I hope I have the same luck. They have access to layer feed 24/7, get BOSS in the morning, and a little scratch in the evening. They range the yard for about an hour but head for the coop when it starts getting dark. Do yours eat "everything"??

*~*~*Marcy*~*~*~*
Owned by a senior citizen Chocolate Lab lady, two Rhode Island Reds, two Columbian Rocks, and four Barred Rocks. Married to my best friend for 37 yrs, three grown kids, two grandkids. Loving life!  "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - A. Lincoln
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Owned by a senior citizen Chocolate Lab lady, two Rhode Island Reds, two Columbian Rocks, and four Barred Rocks. Married to my best friend for 37 yrs, three grown kids, two grandkids. Loving life!  "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - A. Lincoln
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post #5 of 5
12/11/11 at 3:51pm

I usually find the bones scattered throughout their yard.  some are harder to see when the bones are covered in dirt.

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