why won't my hens eat worms?

[teach1rusl]

Mine would fight over a worm when they were little chicks, but now won't touch them. Go figure...

 

[terri9630]

We had some left over from a fishing trip and they wouldn't touch them. Just sat back and watched them crawl away. They will fight over speghitti though...

 

[Sundevill11]

I was surprised to see our hens scoff at worms today. The really odd thing was that they fought over a baby snake who was just as wiggly as the worms. So, for the record, our chickens will eat scorpions and snakes but won't touch a worm. Crazy chickens.

 

[Quackers68]

Just depends how they feel/time of year/protein needs.
Mine have gone from top hen having priority over biggest worms to, now in middle of winter, none of them being at all interested.

 

[TiffMKay5784]

we can't keep up with their demand for worms.. they get so bossy about it they are on top of the pitchfork even before we can flip the dirt.. talk about wearing your arms out.. you can see how much soil has been dug up looking for their worms

This is funny! We have hens that will simply hear me raking or see me with a shovel, and they become the micromanager of grubs. In the hole im digging, even climbing on the shovel head to dig around.

 

[Bawkbok]

Ours won't touch worms, completely ignore them. I even bought some from the bait store. No interest. They do however, fight and chase each other for the choicest of grubs.