Oh, wee mousie......GULP!

[BearSwampChick]

Little Sparrow, one of my speckled sussex pullets, found a recently killed mouse, courtesy of Tobey the cat. Pecked and investigated for a minute and then down the hatch it went, fur, tail and all! Does their crop really grind up all that stuff?

ETA: Just realized I posted in the wrong category, meant to do it in Behaviors and Egglaying. Sorry.

 

[Davaroo]

Chickens live by a simple rule - "If it doesnt eat me, Im eating IT."

 

[BearSwampChick]

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I'm beginning to understand the full meaning of that! LOL

 

[Katy]

Mine think mice are a treat....especially little pink baby mice.

 

[Davaroo]

"The Chickens World Is A Savage Place."

 

[Daycare Mom]

I wondered the same thing when my boys started feeding my chickens frogs and toads. The boys keep catching them and the chickens keep eating them. I just stand back and enjoy the show----the chickens chasing the toads and the giggles coming from the boy!

 

[MissPrissy]

No, the crop is like a big pocket. The gizzard grinds it all up.

 

[BearSwampChick]

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LOL, I knew that, I'm a little loopy this afternoon. Stayed up until 1:00 a.m. watching gymnastics competition.

 

[12 Acres]

Oh boy, your girls ARE spoiled. Now the cats are even leaving them treats! Only way to find out what happens to it after it passes through a chicken!

 

[ausamerican33]

One word - ewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!