eating lizards

[fordmommy]

Your chickens are not going wild. They are being chickens!!!Chickens care about only a few things. Where's the food is #1.

It's completely normal.

I actually caught a pine snake near my front door and gave it to them. That was the funniest thing I have ever seen. They all faught over it. One would have it and run one way with the others hot on her heels. Then the snake was just long enough that they would trip on it and loose it. Then the next would grab it and run the other way with the others hot on her heels again. This continued for about a half an hour. I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes.

Talk about cheap entertainment. Buy chickens!!!!!



As long as the lizards are not poisonous, don't worry! And you shouldn't PUNISH your chickens for being chickens!

 

[OrpingtonManor]

My girls get really excited about salamanders. I can't watch when they get one, but I know it's good for them. I just wish the salamanders were faster, so it would feel like a fair fight. Blue bellies and snakes are great protein. I want more of them in my yard!

 

[twentynine]

Punish chickens?

Say What?

You guys need to quite giving animals human qualities and emotions.

Chickens are basic animals they respond just like Pavlov's dog. No more no less.

Going wild, no. Tame, no. They respond to the stimulus of FOOD!!!!!

 

[txchickie]

My bantams are some MICE KILLERS! They will actually wait for the barn kitties to catch a mouse and then they will flog the cat and take the mouse from her

They do catch them on their own, but they are lazy.

I also watched them devour a fresh killed toad that I accidentally got with the lawnmower. EWWWWWWWWWWWW.

 

[Wifezilla]

I know I keep posting this over and over, but I think it needs to sink in some more...

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-04-24-trex-chicken-dna_N.htm

Chickens are not sweet little innocent plant eaters. They are fluffy little DINOSAURS.

 

[fhdogs]

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If frog legs are supposed to taste like chicken... and a chicken ate a frog... wouldn't the eggs taste normal?

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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Know what you mean about running around. My Light Brahma - LaVerne does this with her treat every morning. I laughed so hard the other morning when she had a cherry tomato in her beak and she would run to the corner set it down and it would roll away - she was going nuts trying to figure out how to eat and keep away from the others.

I try not to let my cat eat lizards since I heard they can make her sick. Think lizards or frogs could make chickens sick?

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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I frog legs are supposed to taste like chicken... and a chicken ate a frog... wouldn't the eggs taste normal?

 

[Lovesilkty21]

I would say a lizard isn’t going to hurt a chicken OR a cat, I’ve had cat’s my whole life and they are always always catching what they can to eat and lizard are always on the menu if they can get it, I hate to lose the lizards as they eat bugs but if it’s to slow or in the wrong place then yah.
Although I’m a softy it wasn’t more then a few days ago my outside cat had something and I went over and looked and it was a baby gecko, I told him no(which mean nothing as it was food to him) but I took it hoping he hadn’t hurt it to bad, but he had it took the little guy about 10 minute or so but he died and I cried and cried when i saw it little heart stop beating under it clear skin.
It’s in their nature you can’t change it but like me try not to watch if your not comfortable.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

My chickens gorge on as many lizards as they can find where we live. I do not know what kind they are but usually about 6 inches long with blue bellies. I have seen no ill effects and they love playing tag with them.