What did you do in the garden today?

[Silviaschicks]

my chickens eat slugs and snails. slugs here are small size, up to 1 in.

I caught and broke a few snails to teach chickens to eat them. when I add new chickens the old ones teach them that snails are snack.

Is it okay to feed chickens slugs and snails? Don’t they have worms the chickens can catch?

 

[Sueby]

Is it okay to feed chickens slugs and snails? Don’t they have worms the chickens can catch?

I have heard that worms carry worm eggs that the chickens can get. I have no idea if it's true or not, but I don't encourage them to eat worms because that thought is in the back of my mind!

(I did google if worms give chicken worms & found quite a few sites that said they do, but I didn't look hard enough for scientific results & didn't check on snails or slugs)

 

[jerryse]

Helped daughter move last 2 days . Day of rest today . We now have nobody living with us after 2 years with grandson and then a year with daughter .

 

[muddy75]

How long are you leaving peppers in the vacuum sealed bags? And are you adding 3% salt by weight?

Yes we do 3% salt i use coarse sea salt and we typically leave them for a couple weeks before further processing the fermentation process does not stop however until they are refrigerated we’ve noticed

 

[muddy75]

We removed peppers that had ripened from the paper bag last night…..will have to get them sliced and bagged tonight

 

[chickengr]

Is it okay to feed chickens slugs and snails? Don’t they have worms the chickens can catch?

they do but chickens eat whatever they can find. I worm my chickens from time to time. we have tapeworms here.

 

[chickengr]

Helped daughter move last 2 days . Day of rest today . We now have nobody living with us after 2 years with grandson and then a year with daughter .

you have your chickens (and any other animals?) living with you.

 

[chickengr]

building coop for my araucanas. no gardening till we get some rain. soil is as hard as concrete, I am not going to waste my strength.

I gave 4 rabbits to my neighbors who have 3 kids. for some reason they didn't grow well so they would not make a meal. kids are happy to play with them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Getting leaves out of walking onions getting good green on all I planted

 

[Silviaschicks]

Beets and fava beans are sprouting!!