I got it bad......

[6chickens in St. Charles]

You know you have it baaaad when you want to plant BlueGirl hybrid tea roses (and blue morning glories) to attract these:

So you can enjoy the antics of these:

And they'll all sort of match, blue chickens with blue roses...........

Anybody else enjoy the bane of most gardeners, the japanese beetle? Our chickens DEVOUR THEM like maniacs. Actually look forward to the season of these, around July.

 

[newchickgal]

Now ya got me thinkin!

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

I know its sick, but I even like to hear them crunch in their lil beaky's.

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

I love watching chickens eat bugs. Often I dig in the ground just so that the chickens can eat the worms I dig up. Now the chickens know that shovels= yummyness.

 

[geepy]

I raise meal worms just to watch the feeding frenzy.

 

[crtrlovr]

beautiful chickens! The Japanese beetles also love my Rose of Sharon shrubs, and for the last several years they have practically decimated my red plum trees...

 

[BrattishTaz]

That is too funny!

My birds associate all large tools with digging and buggy treats. We had to laugh today when my roos came running TOWARD the axe. Fortunately the axe is only used for cutting down trees around here.

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

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[6chickens in St. Charles]

This one loves to follow us with a lil bowl of water, and we'll tip a leaf full of japanese beetles into the water bowl, and she honks &mmummmumms as she picks clusters of them out of the water.
Must be like eating "turtles" chocolates to her.......... princess spoiled girlie...........

 

[gryeyes]

6chickens in St. Charles :

This one loves to follow us with a lil bowl of water, and we'll tip a leaf full of japanese beetles into the water bowl, and she honks &mmummmumms as she picks clusters of them out of the water.
Must be like eating "turtles" chocolates to her.......... princess spoiled girlie...........
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/25976_06142010736.jpg

She is GORGEOUS. So glad you treat her well!​