First Chicken-eating-mouse experience . . .

[The Chicken Lady]

I know one BYCer posted here a few weeks back with an unusual story of a hen choking on a mouse while she was trying to swallow it. Other than that, it seems like they normally can handle them okay.

 

[n2h20]

i have never seen mine catch them.. but my traps have,, i just toss it in the run and they go nuts... rip it all apart. i wish they would learn to catch them. i have seen (at night) ALOT,,, 10 maybe,, they are getting to smart for the traps i guess,,

 

[crazy hen quartet]

I have never seen this and am getting the impression (based on people posts) that chickens eat mice whole... So I have to ask. Do they eat them whole?? Good lord, what a bizzare thought!

 

[JennsPeeps]

They sure do! Watch this!

 

[rosegal]

I can't wait until my chickens are big enough to catch and eat mice/rats. I am so tired of them on this property it has been a major fight since we moved here 6 yrs. ago. If they really do this, my husband will be much more willing to accept all these animals I keep collecting.

 

[Redfeathers]

I think chickens are the best form of pest control.

 

[n2h20]

i agree,,, this is my first year with chickens and i cant wait to see the difference in spring and summer with the bugs and ants.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Quote:
One of the things I enjoy in Summer is leading all the chickens into one of my pastures, and watching them chase after grasshoppers

Pest control and cheap entertainment all at once

 

[FarmerDenise]

Pest control, cheap entertainment and fertizer spreaders. What a combination. And they make our breakfast, what more could we ask for.

Oh yeah, they also keep the grass down.

 

[cmom]

I'm not sure. I have seen mice in the past in the coop but not for a very long time. I did find a dead rat in the coop too.