love bugs?? snack or uck

[florida lee]

Anyone fed love bugs to chicks.....I know they are bitter ( I'm a motorcycle rider) but will chicks eat them. Here in Central Florida we have plenty of them.
gave my chicks a grasshopper today - their first....it was an instant hit. Big tug of war over it... one of the Australorps won.

 

[gritsar]

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I needed that laugh. Thanks

Only one way to find out. Give em one. Won't hurt them to try it. If they like it, they'll let you know.

 

[Barrdwing]

I'm not familiar with love bugs, but with insects, if they have bright red or orange coloration, they may be poisonous--it's a visual cue to birds saying "Don't eat me, or you'll be sorry." If they don't have warning colors like that, then you could certainly try it; if the chicks don't like the taste, they'll shake their heads and wipe their beaks on the ground. I know that pillbugs taste awful (I was an inquisitive kid), but the chickens love them, so there must be something to the fine art of bug tasting that escapes me.

 

[Capvin]

Here in central Florida we have been swamped with love bugs for the past couple of weeks. I have not intentionally fed them to my chicks but I have noticed that if one flew by a little close that they would pluck it out of the air and eat it. It does seem that they will eat almost any kind of bug.

 

[ginger c.]

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[Anianna]

I have a feeling your chickens would find your palette a little too unrefined to determine their flavor selections for them.

 

[Barrdwing]

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Yup, 'fraid so. The delicate nuances escape me. Besides, too many legs!! Blaa.