My chicken ate a baby bird

[drumstick diva]

 

[BlueBaby]

That's nature for you! There will always be something that's bigger than you that will want to eat you! Everything need's to eat to survive, and chickens are not strictly vegetarians.

 

[Nats Chickens]

*Sigh*

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Not surprising. Chickens are not herbivores they are omnivores and very opportunistic hunters. You should see how mine demolish a piece of meat in a matter of minutes.

I have seen them eat snakes, spiders, and even voles, but this was a new one.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

That's nature for you! There will always be something that's bigger than you that will want to eat you! Everything need's to eat to survive, and chickens are not strictly vegetarians.

Oh I know they are omnivores, and that doesn't bother me. It is just a little disconcerting to actually see them eat a fully feathered baby bird while the parents are trying to protect it. A little different than them finding a mouse or snake.

 

[Dona Worry]

Humans may have largely forgotten chickens descended from dinosaurs, but chickens REMEMBER.

Thank God they don't still have teeth, or talon on their wings.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Humans may have largely forgotten chickens descended from dinosaurs, but chickens REMEMBER.

Thank God they don't still have teeth, or talon on their wings.

Ha! I actually pointed that out to my husband last night after we saw them eat the baby bird.

 

[Akrnaf2]

My chickens killed an adult pigeon. It was in the yard. I saw two chickens, pigeon in the middle and feathers flying. They didn't eat it, just left it out there as a warning I suppose.

And mine killed and almost ate an entire dove .

 

[aart]

Oh I know they are omnivores, and that doesn't bother me. It is just a little disconcerting to actually see them eat a fully feathered baby bird while the parents are trying to protect it. A little different than them finding a mouse or snake.

I'm sure that was shocker to witness, especially the parents behavior......Chicken Yard Drama!

or talon on their wings.

Chickens do have tiny talons on their wrists.
Was a thread not long ago where it was abnormally large.

 

[Dona Worry]

Chickens do have tiny talons on their wrists.
Was a thread not long ago where it was abnormally large.
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