Harvesting Slugs

[GarlicEater]

I'm idly thinking here .... I could lay out a few flat boards, then gather the resulting slugs from underneath and give 'em to my gals. Hmm, brush 'em with a broom or shop brush into some sort of pan....

I *know* chickens love snails, but there's a dearth of them so far this year.

Just an idea.

 

[Imp]

Some chickens won't eat slugs, some will. Mine let the slugs have their layer pellets.

There was a video posted a few months ago of someone using scissors to cut up the slugs for their chickens.

Imp

 

[BrattishTaz]

My little roo got a slug the other day when I moved some wood. I was scared to death he was going to choke. As soon as went to try to get it away from him he slurped it down without a problem.

 

[bywaterdog]

I put out a pie pan of beer with a few layer pellets floating in it, the next morning I just toss the dead slugs into their run. The added pellets seem to attract more slugs than just the beer alone.
Helps my chickens, helps my garden, and it sure don't bother me to drink 3/4 of a beer every evening to "make bait."

 

[BrattishTaz]

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Now I am picturing tipsy chickens!! (That would have been a cool screen name...Tipsy_Chickens...I like it!! )