Yikes! My chickens just ate a lizard!

[chick4chix]

I felt so bad ---I accidentally caught a lizard in my bird netting- and although I cut him out- it was a little too late- he had expired

so out of curiosity I held him by the tail next to the girls pen where he was immediately grabbed and fought over! long story short- they made a fast meal out of him.
It was a little shocking how quickly they devoured him, but at least his loss of life was not for naught

 

[Nemo]

Yes, chickens are omnivorous. They eat nearly anything they can... Bugs, worms, snakes, frogs, sometimes even each other. I knew a guy who would throw the ribcage from the deer he hunted into the run, and the chickens would happily peck it clean.

 

[redhen]

I had a nasty thing happen today too! only it was a poor frog!

 

[vtsarahb]

yeah, I saw my girls chase down and eat a frog in the yard yesterday. As long as it doesn't make them sick, I don't mind.

 

[Cetawin]

Lizard stand little chance. Mine chased down and killed a mouse that decided to take a short cut through their run.

 

[buck-wild-chick]

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lol I luv frogs !
We have 13+ barn cats (all spayed/neutered) and i haven't seen a lizard all summer.

 

[chick4chix]

Wow! a deer carcass- whew that's big! I know they are omnivores but that seems almost over the top- like a hawk or buzzard.

Mine have been happily eating worms (I vermicompost) and used to give them to them- now they have to work for them by digging, and I heard they would eat baby mice (I wish) but I guess I was surprised by the speed by which they dismembered and swallowed him.

They won't touch snails or slugs- I fed them a slug and after shuddering, and dropping it- they spent the next ten minutes trying to wipe the slime off their beaks on everything close by including me -ha.

 

[i'mclucked]

I've seen my girls eat a lizard, also a small mouse .

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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[PeepsInc]

Mine love slugs. That's one of there favorite finds.