Can chickens eat Stink Bugs?

[nittanyxi]

Well, the subject pretty much says it. there are brown stink bugs all over the place here. Is it ok for chickens to eat them?

 

[Lilacfeather]

I sure hope so, because I'm hoping they can provide a little population control. They're everywhere!

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

I threw one to my girls yesterday and it was gone in a flash...so far, so good.

 

[birdsNbeesNseeds]

CAN they?

Well, I'd say that's likely.

WILL they?

Mine won't touch them if anything else to eat is around. They would take a nice moth first choice any day.

 

[madamwlf]

Mine have been eating them up thank goodness.

 

[dogdollar]

Yes, but it gives them bad breath.

DD

 

[beachchickie]

I am so happy to hear that. I did not know of anything that would kill them or eat them

 

[Hunterlauren93]

I catch stink bugs and freeze dry them or also known as roasting. They love them. I live in Virginia, and we have a TONNN not as much as last year tho. They are all over our corn plants. When my chickens were little they use to chase them around one would have it in ones mouth, then the other one would get it Very funny

 

[CaroleW]

I give them all the stink bugs i find and all the baby stink bugs- they love them and I've noticed no ill effects.

 

[GA_in_GA]

My girls turned their beaks up and declined when I offered them stinkbugs. I wish they would, as we have too many of the stinkers in our garden!