They really are omnivores!

[Kanga77510]

It's raining cats and dogs here in southern Texas today and DH said one of the hens caught a frog! He said she worked very hard for it, and I'd know her when I saw her. Sure enough, one of my little red hens looked like she'd been swimming. I brought her in the chicken shed for a bit and held her in front of a heater. She looked like a drowned rat.

 

[mdbokc]

One of mine caught one last week. But it was.......frozen! Dug it out of a pile of leaves somewhere. And they all fought over it.

 

[Tala]

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Mine don't seem to even notice them if they don't move. I rolled over a log for them and there was a chilled/not moving but still alive toad. Queenie pecked it and since it barely even moved they just ignored it. I stuck it back under the log

 

[KDbeads]

Mine tore apart a field mouse the other day. We get tons of mice from the neighboring empty lot. FREE PROTEIN!!

 

[patman75]

My IB caught one this summer it was about 3 inches long and swallowed the whole thing. both legs were sticking out each side of her mouth and down it went. Just like a snake eating a frog or a mouse. I got a double yoker egg 3 days later.

 

[Ken H]

Must be a mater of taste. A couple of my girls are death on frogs, the others have no intrest at all. One thing they all go nuts for is the gristle, fat, and leftover veggies that I put in a blender and puree. Thanksgiving provided an over abundance of this mess so I put it in several sandwich zip-lok bags and froze it. I thaw the bags one at a time and cut off a corner. To dispence I just squeeze the baggi and the paste squirts out into their bowl (they know the bowl is their 'treat' bowl and really come running).

 

[Hamptons06]

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That's cute! Our girls loveeeee plain yogurt. It's so funny to watch them eat it. Ruby does this little slurping sound, too cute. Every time I go in the coop with the bowl they start talking away and chase after me.