A friend of mine who is a gardener says they are earth worms 100% - but there is no way they can fall into the water. The bucket has 20cm high edges. Unless the worms are dropping out of the tree it makes no sense.
I reckon it must be the chickens that are dropping the worms into the water...
It would be very hard for the chickens to poop in the water as the bucket is about neck height. The worms are also more of a brown/red colour. I understand two of the photos are quite blown out and the worms look more white.
I might see if I can take a better photo and post another. Obviously...
Hi All,
I have just purchased 4 pullets about two weeks ago and set them up in there own little area in my backyard. Inside the enclosure is an old cutdown bucket which I have filled with water (in addition to the water in the run). I empty the water every 2-3 days, and the last few times its...