Snakes?

[chickgirl55]

Yesterday when my chickens were outside (they go inside their coop at night) I noticed one of them was eating a small snake.

Is this normal behavior? I moved the -dead- snake away from the chicken and it just walked away. Was it alright that the chicken was eating the snake? And if so, what other non-chicken foods is it safe for them to eat?

Thank You!

 

[devora]

Snakes, lizards, mice. You name it. I'm sure when the rains come here mine will be munching on frogs. Protein!

 

[Dawn419]

Our gang loves slugs/snails, beetles of all kinds, flies, moths, ants, anything melon, strawberries, bananas, grapes, grasshoppers, blueberries, dandelion greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, nasturtium leaves and flowers, marigold flowers...thats all I can recall off the top of my head....