Wild Pests for Chicken Feed?

[JordantheRooster1]

So many people complain of sparrows getting into coops and stealing food or mice doing the same, why not just trap these pests and feed them whole or even just separate the meat from the skeleton.(more so in sparrows which they may sometimes be afraid of) Chickens are omnivores after all and will more than likely enjoy the protein boosts.
Opinions?

 

[nuthatched]

Disease.
Little birds carry Avian Diseases and should be prevented from getting into the feed. Period.
Mice not only carry Disease that can harm us but mites, fleas and lice that can cause issues for us and the chickens.
Nobody has time or inclination to debone a mouse.

 

[JordantheRooster1]

Is this still true if I they birds were not city birds? As people eat very undercooked wild duck, dove, squirrel and rabbits that they have hunted. Is this different for chickens?

 

[JordantheRooster1]

I did state above that the deboning was more for the sparrow, this can be done in seconds.

 

[nuthatched]

Is this still true if I they birds were not city birds? As people eat very undercooked wild duck, dove, squirrel and rabbits that they have hunted. Is this different for chickens?

City birds are no more clean or dirty than country birds. It's not about disease from the meat but disease on the animals. Avian flu is still a real threat my friend.

 

[Sally PB]

I feed Japanese Beetles to my chickens. They surely are a pest.

 

[EddieSalita]

I'm sure I wouldn't be the first person to look at a fresh road kill and think about carving off a piece for the chickens