Fly Maggots

[Heartlandrabbitry]

I'm not sure if I posted this in the right place but today while cleaning out the coop I noticed some fly maggots underneath the moister poo. Will the maggots harm the chickens? Is it okay if they eat them?

 

[BorderKelpie]

I would think the chickens would rather enjoy them. lol
yech!

 

[Heartlandrabbitry]

I'm sure they would love them!! Eww!

 

[donrae]

Meat group!

 

[woodmort]

Yum! I keep telling people that complain about chickens and flies that if the birds have access to the droppings there will be no flies. The love to dig through the manure for goodies like fly eggs and maggots. It's protein.

 

[Heartlandrabbitry]

So there isn't much to worry about?

 

[oldchickenlady]

I would clean the poo out more often.

 

[woodmort]

Quote:
Not as long as it doesn't gross you out. Chickens can eat some really nasty--at least to human taste's--stuff.

 

[EggAuct]

I hate maggots they gross me out.

 

[pookiegoldman]

They will decimate your maggots. Some people actually make something called a "maggot farm". Essentially, you place a small amount of food inside a hanging bucket with a lid, with small holes in it. The fly crawls in for the food, eats, can't find a way out, lays the eggs, and the maggot cycle starts, until they fall out of the bucket where their chickens can eat them up.