My chicken ate a mouse..

[maribameche]

Have anyone ever seen a chicken try to eat a mouse? Is it even healthy for them? Lol she swallowed it whole!!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Mine ate a squirrel. In their defense it was developing a habit of stealing eggs.

I found bits of it in the run.

Mine get mice too. It starts a grand chase around the yard.
If the others cannot catch her I am not even going to try.

 

[ScotlandMassage]

I just saw one hen today with a frog. Was trying to get a photo and next thing I know it was gone so I guess she swallowed it whole. Not sure if it was dead or not. She wouldn't stay still with her prize. Wouldn't let me upload the short video.
I've tried to give them small mice the cat or dog killed but they have never eaten them.

 

[SeaPolka]

Have anyone ever seen a chicken try to eat a mouse? Is it even healthy for them? Lol she swallowed it whole!!

Mine do all the time, it's normal. As long as there's no poison down they're fine

 

[deepbluesea]

Mine did this the first week in their new coop! And yesterday, while I was waiting to shut them in for the evening, my head BR slurped up a baby rat snake like it was a big piece of spaghetti!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I watched my youngster flock peck, whip, and play keep-away with a snake, they finally reduced the snake to a condition of compliance. Once compliance was established it was down the hatch for old no-shoulders.

 

[Slike]

Chickens are like little omnivorous dinosaurs. If its' made of meat and it fits in their mouth, they'll try to eat it. Geckos, frogs, centipedes, mice, baby rats seems to make no difference to them - its all protein!

As long as you don't have poison laid out for the mice (in which case it didn't ingest poisons) there's not a problem. I'd commend her on her catch!

When I uncover nests of pinkies (baby rats before they get their hair) I place it in the yard and watch the piranha-like feeding frenzy that ensues, glad to know that many fewer rats won't be around to plague us.

 

[sourland]

Yep, and they also eat baby birds, lizards, salamanders, small snakes, and the list goes on and on.

 

[maribameche]

I was so sad because I love mice lol but we have been having a mouse problem from the chicken food and I guess the chickens are better mouse catchers than my cats lmao

 

[RonP]

Have anyone ever seen a chicken try to eat a mouse? Is it even healthy for them? Lol she swallowed it whole!!

One thing I enjoy most with my flock is watching them try to eat anything and everything that won't try to eat them first...

This includes the constant harassment and nose pecking of my inquisitive 60 pound dog...