Are Chickens Smart Enough To Eat The Snow??

[silkiechicken]

Seeing as a 5 gallon bucket of packed tight snow melts to about 2 cups of liquid... that's a lot of hours eating snow for water.

 

[snowydiamonds]

A good thing for a person to try so they have a good comprehension of the answer to this age long question is to take a very large pot and fill it with snow. Put this pot on the stove and begin heating it up to obtain water. Pretend the fire is the body of the bird, animal, yourself, etc. The pot of snow is also the bird...feel the outside of the pot while its heating, time how long it takes for the snow to turn to water. Also, take a good long look at how much water you end up with...


you'll be amazed.

 

[redoak]

Just a few minutes ago my chickens were eating snow off me while I was in the coop collecting eggs.

 

[Laskaland]

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Hello! I watched my chickens eat snow today. And then they kept doing it! And then they shook their heads and did it again!!

They barely stepped in their run, and I have the chicken door open too so they can go back in the coop at will to warm up again.

It finally hit 32 here for the first time in like 10 days.

I would greatly encourage buying a bottom heater that you set the galvanized waterer on top of. Temps got to -15 earlier this week and it stayed thawed out.

http://www.eggcartons.com/product-exec/product_id/256/nm/Electric_Water_Heater_Base_HB125

Much better than a doggie dish heater, heats all along the sides just like it was a pot on the stove

Christina

 

[msgenie516]

Hi,

I wouldn't depend on the snow to keep them supplied with enough water but when I went out to the coop today, they "ganged up" on me to eat the snow off my boots! I have no idea why they were so attracted to it.

I have a heater under my waterer that has to stay outside and it has never frozen yet.

Hope this helps! Genie

 

[silkiechicken]

They probably like to eat snow like how they LOVE Styrofoam.

 

[WriterofWords]

Mine wouldn't know what snow is.

 

[crazyhen]

When we had snow the hens were out in the run. They would jump and chase the flakes eating them like moths. Jean

 

[Chickie Mamma]

I just put a bowl of water on a heat pad that I had for my rabbits. Hopefully this will work. Thanks again for the replys!!

 

[Laskaland]

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That's a good idea! Would you let us know how it worked? I thought about that for one of my chickens that was frumpy. It's better now though
Hugs
Christina