My chickens LOVE cantaloupe!

[lovemychix]

Mine love it too. It's great watching them.

 

[NCchickenman1958]

Cackle I live in n.c. and I have planted catalope and watermelon aplenty and if you are close by I will give you some for your girls. Mine go spastic for cantalope and I havent given them watermelon yet but I am sure they will tear it up. My wife had bought a cantalope at the farmers market by the hospital where she works and I gave them a big slice and it was gone in 2 minutes. Let me know where in n.c. you are and I will try to get you some when it is harvest time. I planted 2 cantalope and 7 watermelon which is more than enough for the wife and I to eat on and the chicks to snack on. P.S. our garden is all organic, just cow poo compost. Also put a left over piece of corn on the cob in the run and it was like watch out for the fingers.

 

[mrealm]

I bought a large cantaloupe the other day and took a few cut up pieces out to the coop. Once they had a taste they instantly went into a frenzy. They get more excited when they see cantaloupe than they do mealworms (those that feed their flock mealworms know how excited they get for those treats).

 

[mbbooth]

My first time having chickens and have looked up lots and I mean LOTS of stuff. One is the fruits they like, watermelon and strawberries were top with cantaloupe. I have tried watermelon and strawberries and my chickens looked at me like I was nuts so now I am going to try the cantaloupe. Did all of your chicks like it right off the bat or was it a little taste here and there for them?