marshmallows and cheese

urbanfred

In the Brooder
12 Years
May 11, 2007
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In my attempt to understand chicken choices, I offer many different foods to my three girls. For example, mine don't like cracked corn, but love fresh corn. They also are crazy about cheese. Is this a no-no?

Last week, I was on the patio with a bag of marshmallows, chickens milling about my feet, most curious about the bag. I held out a marshmallow, enjoyed the long look they gave this odd thing, and then watched as Rhonda stabbed at it and got it stuck to her beak. She took off at a dead run, with the other two in hot pursuit, grabbing at the marshmallow. As soon as one would grab it from her, the whole thing played over again, until the thing got torn in two and they began trying to actually eat it. This run/steal/run/eat act went on for 10 minutes until the marshmallow was gone, and I was exhausted from laughter. i don't know if marshmallows are really bad for them, but that comedy routine is too hysterical to pass up. Am I a sadistic chicken daddy, or is it ok with the marshmallows?
 
Marshmellows are fine. I was using them to trap coons but ended up trapping chickens when they found out that they tasted good. Now I have to set the traps at night and unset them during the day!
 
cheese is a great way to get your chickens some extra calcium

marshmellows are just sticky gooey sugar....so I'd say it's ok, just don't over do it!

Sandra

edited to add.....have you seen the mayhem when you give them spaghetti!!!!
 
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Just the mental picture of her running around with it stuck on her beak cracks me up! No matter how old they are, chick and up, it's still funny to watch that game!!!
 
Spaghetti was the first food mine liked enough to do the chase, grab, run, eat game with. They make me laugh so hard. Now we play it with grapes. They girls will jump at least a foot to steal a grape from my hand.
 
last year I saw my roo just jumping up over and over again--sort of like a pogo stick roo....I thought that was odd...so I went over to check it out. ........

He was eating the raspberries off the raspberry bushes and apparently, he'd already eaten all the ones within reach!

I wished I'd had a video camera!

Sandra
 

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