Diggin up worms

[kdolly87]

Hey y'all! So I went out and dug up some worms cause I had given them some last week and it was a feeding frenzy. Today I took in a squirmy hand full and they seem to be horrified! What the heck?! Anybody have any ideas as to what may be going on?

 

[ThePRfan]

Possibly the big blob of them frightened the chicks.Mines have never reacted like this an djust went in for the kill.
Next time do it1 by 1 worm.
-ThePRfan

 

[kdolly87]

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Possibly the big blob of them frightened the chicks.Mines have never reacted like this an djust went in for the kill.
Next time do it1 by 1 worm.
-ThePRfan

Oh you're probably right!! They are pretty young the oldest is just 5 weeks and the smallest are about a week old. I did get some extra though to keep for later. We'll try again in a bit. Thanks

 

[ThePRfan]

Oh y


Oh you're probably right!! They are pretty young the oldest is just 5 weeks and the smallest are about a week old. I did get some extra though to keep for later. We'll try again in a bit. Thanks

No Problem.How have you and the chicsk came?

 

[kdolly87]

No Problem.How have you and the chicsk came?

They're doing great!! Little gimpy isn't so gimpy anymore! I guess she had a sprain or something. Bonnie(easter) is sweet as pie, Marilyn(orpington) is turning out to be just so mellow. Nancy and gimpy(Wyandotte) are pretty high strung compared to the others.

 

[binky1902]

Mine do the same thing...one day they fight over them, and the next day they may just turn around and walk off. I think it has to do with whether or not they need the extra protein. If their body needs it, they want it. Just one of those cool nature things I guess

 

[kdolly87]

Mine do the same thing...one day they fight over them, and the next day they may just turn around and walk off. I think it has to do with whether or not they need the extra protein. If their body needs it, they want it. Just one of those cool nature things I guess

You're probably right! I'm going to try it first thing in the morning tomorrow. Breakfast worms yummy!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Do be aware that Earth Worms transmit all kinds of internal chicken parasites. Not saying that they are bad for your chicks but that a credible risk exists.

 

[yyz0yyz0]

When my girls were chicks they went nuts for earthworms. Now that they are fully grown they can care less about them. Drives me nuts as I had a vermiculture setup to raise worms for them all year, disassembled the vermiculture bin and dumped the results into the compost bin.

Mealworms, now that's a different story. You can lose a hand while feeding mealworms, but earth worms are ignored.

 

[ThePRfan]

When my girls were chicks they went nuts for earthworms. Now that they are fully grown they can care less about them. Drives me nuts as I had a vermiculture setup to raise worms for them all year, disassembled the vermiculture bin and dumped the results into the compost bin.

Mealworms, now that's a different story. You can lose a hand while feeding mealworms, but earth worms are ignored.

EarthWorms further more,are bad for chickens.Causes parasites and a bunch of other stuff.
Mealworms are my hen s fav,I totally agree you'll lose a hand.