OMG my chickens ATE Mice, HELP!!!!

[Susanv47]

My chickens kill mice and moles, but not sure if they eat any of them. They do have voracious appetites, so it wouldnt surprise me, sounds nasty though.

 

[adgcountrygirl]

Not necessarily smaller and slower is a meal!  As i was sitting in the run visiting my flock today (8 weeks old almost) a number came running past me to the wire all of the run, I turned and saw a decent size black flying beatle with two red spots on its back and red on the end of its antenna.  I have never seen anything like it, 6 came at different times when they saw the movement and jumped up to get it, took a look at it and went the other way! lol  They could have easily gotten it, I have seen them eat beatles.  They all said no way, I gotta admit I thought he looked scarey to!  I have tried to find it by googling different ways and I cant find anything that looks like it.  I live in Nebraska Panhandle, anyone have any idea what this thing might have been? Hard looking shell, but had wings, shiney. Red on back and end of Antenna.

 

[adgcountrygirl]

"Chickens have standards too... even they won't eat blister bugs!" I say this to my chickenless friends all the time. The bug you saw might be one that tastes unpleasant to them. I live in Texas, and have not seen the bug you described, but I bet it had some manner of defense that your birds don't care to test.

 

[catdogme1]

If the mice could have diseases and could go in to the eggs its happened before to me and my family

 

[Fancychooklady]

My chickens kill baby rats and eat them. Be very careful when baiting rodents because they will seek water and if they die in the coop the chickens may indirectly ingest the poison. A fellow came to me only 2 months ago to buy hatching eggs because he had poisoned his entire flock , just so.

 

[Tacampbell1973]

I wish my chickens would eat mice!! Usually once or twice a year we battle the nasty creatures, Our chickens are so darn lazy they just watch them eat the feed, same with some birds... we have to do a major de-mousing every fall and spring.. If I see one that usually means there are lots more hidden under the coop.

Isnt that the truth though? we live on the edge of forest on 53 acres and mice are an everyday occurrence here...as are chipmunks, coyotes, cougar , bobcat, bear, and drivers.... so we always have our sensors on to look out for those that my birds choose not to see. its sucks though, just this year I lost at least 6 birds to predation. one was my beloved hen Angel, but yes in triplicate to what all else sasy here, chickens do eat mice. I was equqally icked out to find a mouse carcass last year not two feet from where my American game bantam hen stood just a few minutes before... so I posted here to find out... same as you. what amazing and opportunistic creatures our feathered friends are,.. god bless them.

 

[tandykins]

Your chickens ate mice? Omnomnom. Sounds like a great snack for a hungry dinosaur. I wonder if my chickens are why I haven't seen a single mouse this year. Go girls, go!

 

[YourCuteChicken]

one of my chickens ate a mole, (Brownie) i had to for it out of her hand! Disgust!!

She also ate a whole snake. What a carnivore chicken!! (ha,ha)

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Isnt that the truth though? we live on the edge of forest on 53 acres and mice are an everyday occurrence here...as are chipmunks, coyotes, cougar , bobcat, bear, and drivers.... so we always have our sensors on to look out for those that my birds choose not to see. its sucks though, just this year I lost at least 6 birds to predation. one was my beloved hen Angel, but yes in triplicate to what all else sasy here, chickens do eat mice. I was equqally icked out to find a mouse carcass last year not two feet from where my American game bantam hen stood just a few minutes before... so I posted here to find out... same as you. what amazing and opportunistic creatures our feathered friends are,.. god bless them.

Drivers? As in "drunk drivers?"

 

[MyLoveableChick]

Soon or later the mouse is going to come out the hole. Also good protein makes good eggs. Chickens do what chickens do!