To all who are being plagued by stinkbugs---- my chickens eat those buggers right up! The house is full of them this winter looking for a warm place to stay and we just stick them in a jar and give them to the chickens in the morning!! It's been great during the winter because there is little to eat out in pasture (they range all day) so instead of having to rely on feed and scratch I can give them bugs! All they can eat!!! And no, the eggs do not taste funny. It's been good for my silkie mama because she went broody in december and molted right after it broke, so I'm glad I could give her lots of protein to grow new feathers with.
I know it won't make a dent is the stinkbug population explosion but at least my house will have fewer stinkbugs come spring! So spread the word!!!! Chickens are the best pest control!! No need to spray or bring out heavy duty chemicals when we can easily collect the stink bugs and feed them to our sweet chickens! javascript:insert_text('
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I know it won't make a dent is the stinkbug population explosion but at least my house will have fewer stinkbugs come spring! So spread the word!!!! Chickens are the best pest control!! No need to spray or bring out heavy duty chemicals when we can easily collect the stink bugs and feed them to our sweet chickens! javascript:insert_text('