Everyone Thinks I'm Nuts

[angelbabyamy]

We're taking advantage of the nice weather (no rain) and doing yardwork this weekend. I move a tote that was sitting on the patio and there are tons of little baby worms. I grab a container and pick up all the bugs and worms I find. Fighting the urge to throw the worms in the compost pile, I fed them to my 6 week old Maran and BLRW chicks. At first they were scared of them, then one starts to peck at them and then it's on! Chicks grabbing worms, running around cheeping with the others trying to steal them.

My husband thinks I'm crazy, but he is very patient. I have 17 chicks outside, 15 EE and 2 Polish that are 4 weeks old + a 6 week Maran roo in the house (he was getting picked on by his big brother and losing feathers). I also have 2 silkies, 2 mille fleur, I think a banty EE, and 2 other bantys ( I think they are cochin but I'm not sure) and a mystery chick I saved from a hatch I did for a friend. He was unable to lift his head and his neck was curved and one leg was up by his head. After 10 days of hobbles and chick shoes he is doing well!

My family thinks I'm nuts and that I need to go to rehab! I think it's because my kids are 18 & 21 and I need to take care of and baby something! No empty nest syndrome here, lol!

 

[madamwlf]

I've done the same thing. We recently moved out rose garden which included a brick wall. Found all kinds of worms and grubs for my chickens. My husband will even toss a worm here or there that he finds. I'm still sure he thinks I'm nuts.

 

[Judy]

Not many on here are likely to think you're nuts....

 

[chicknhawaii]

Yep, just post here & you'll get all the support you need.

 

[5chicks4us]

My husband has taken a mason jar and filled it with worms during the rain at work in the middle of the parking lot. This wasn't for chickens though, it was just for fishing. So no, I do not think you are nuts at all.

 

[TouchO'Lass]

IMHO:

Yes: You are nuts.

And Yes: You are here, thereFORE, you are in therapy.

Problem recognized. Problem solved. Carry on smartly!

 

[Cindilou]

Nothing wrong with giving out worm snacks! We started flipping the stepping stones over every few days while the girls are taking their "walks" and let them find the grubs underneath. Feeds the ladies and gets rid of the bad bugs. It's a win.

 

[Gypsi]

I guess I'm nuts too. In digging the garden (a couple of fences away from my hens) I started finding white grubs and those hard orange worms that eat plant roots. got a bucket, dumped them in, and when I finished, carried the resulting treat to some very grateful hens...

This site is therapy. It takes a chick-aholic to know a chick-aholic???

 

[SIMPleChick]

Nuts!! I LOVE watching them chase each other for the BEST piece of treat or worm for that fact! It's like they HAVE to prance around and show off what they have before even trying to eat it! They get SOOO excited!

 

[packmomma]

See what's good about posting here is ...We are ALL NUTS

I was just doing that yesterday. Moving some landscape stone around and found all these juicy worms..had my babies out for the nice sunny day and fed them here and there. It's ok to be nuts if its the

or

kinda nuts!