Chickens eat mice?

[Shiningfeather]

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That is too cute. Would love to see a video of that!

 

[tonini3059]

I had a blue polish who was good for catching mice. How he would spot them I do not know. On several occasions I saw him with a baby one.

 

[Sissy]

Yikessss I have had chx for quite a while and that is
something I have never thought about.
Thank goodness we dont eat our
pets.

 

[Highland Moongazer]

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Says you! *pulls out knife and fork, hesitates a moment and brings out a spoon too!*


*licks chops*

 

[cap1717]

Ok, new question for those of you with mouse eating chickens. . . do they poop out the bones, like Owls do?

 

[tasymo]

I don't believe they do. I think the bones just get ground up in thier crops, just like egg shells and oyster shell, and get recycled into new egg shells.

 

[emrys]

I found a mouse in the water bucket this morning. Once I got Vern the rooster to notice the activity in the bucket, it was all over for the mouse. Poured it out and the chickens spent part of the morning is a rousing game of keep away with their mouse. Maybe that's why they spend so much time in the stable. They are guarding the feeder from theiving mice.

 

[shaggy]

they are good at eating wood roaches too

since getting chickens i have seen less and less in my house, and thats a good thing

 

[frankenchick]

My girls will eat small frogs; they hold 'em by a leg and bang 'em on the ground, then swallow 'em. does that soften the frog?!

I have to admit that I've never observed the whole process . . . it's just one of those odd things that grosses me out.

 

[ace6175]

Wow! I can't even get my chickens to eat a slug, let alone a mouse.