Fruit Flies as Food

[Kneedles]

I am planning to breed some fruit flies to use as food for my hen, and I am wondering whether or not anyone here knows if chickens will eat them or ignore them. For some reason, my hen does not like to eat worms, so I am not sure if large numbers of fruit flies will be any better.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[myfarm4579]

Seems like they would eat them. Mine chase and eat any bug that happens to fly by them

 

[CrazyTalk]

Have you thought about wingless house flies? I would think the size would suit the chickens better.

 

[Kneedles]

Have you thought about wingless house flies? I would think the size would suit the chickens better.

Fruit flies are probably better in terms of quantity.

 

[CrazyTalk]

Fruit flies are probably better in terms of quantity.

Not sure what you mean.

I was assuming the OP was planning on culturing (which is regularly done by herp keepers), in which quantity is entirely controllable.