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Something interesting is going on with penned juveniles chickens when the beetles are exceptionally abundant. They appear to be tasting them, rejecting most, and eating a few. Two things might be going on. First they may be tasting for nastiness to reject those that taste bad. Many of the beetles do settle on and consume toxic plants. They may also be tasting for fattiness or softer exoskeletons. I do both with crayfish so possible for the chickens.