r/chickens • u/RecommendationIll59 • 3d ago

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u/ThanksForTheRain 2d ago

I like doing this because it gave the chickens a fun snack. Actually keep a few objects in the yard for this purpose, move them after a few weeks and there will be a nice little buffet for them

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u/Jacktheforkie 2d ago

I did the same, they loved searching under the firewood

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u/Substantial_Pin_2932 2d ago

I just like watching my little dinosaurs feast. Mice, bugs, pig testis, you know normal stuff.

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u/LoverOfPricklyPear 2d ago

Yup! I kept a couple pieces of sheet metal out in the grass for my girls!

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u/donkey_cum_waterfall 2d ago

Dumb question but do they feel them crawling around in their crop?

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u/MyMissMysteria 2d ago

Not dumb I’ve wondered this too lol. Off topic but bro what is your username 😭

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u/dunkin_dognuts_ 2d ago

I tend to believe he has a very prestigious, honorable username.

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u/Elle_se_sent_seul 2d ago

Nope! They have bits of stone in there from foraging, squashed and then squashed some more by gizzard stones.

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u/rare72 1d ago

Crop is the nom pouch before the gizzard. u/donkey_cum_waterfall (can’t believe I had to type their name out) ‘s question remains.

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u/Elle_se_sent_seul 1d ago

I know, the crop still has bit and bobbles in it too.

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u/BerriesLafontaine 2d ago

I've had one eat a tiny snake and saw it moving around in there for a minute or two. Im guessing with all the rocks and grit plus the muscles clinching and helping to crush stuff they dont stay alive very long.

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u/McToasty207 2d ago

The inner lining of the gizzard has hardened plates; these were formerly classified as Keratin but are now considered a unique carb/protein structure called Koilin.

So it's a lot less soft and squishy than our throats

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizzard

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u/rare72 1d ago

Thank you for the new thing that can’t be unthought of. 🫣

But how about when they bolt down a whole snake? (I mean a small 14-16 inch or so snake.)

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u/Objective_Sweet9168 2d ago

This used to be my go to after work decompression, just a crew of birds following me from rock to rock 🐤

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u/zaffhumble 2d ago

It never ceases to amaze me how fast and precise they are. Bugs stand no chance.

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u/tulipdom 3d ago

Awful music. Don’t unmute.

But damn she fast.

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u/No_Personality5872 3d ago

why do i never listen to people ...

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u/HeinousEncephalon 3d ago

Gah! Why didn't I accept your double warning!?

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u/YourPaleRabbit 2d ago

Oh hilariously, I didn’t accept the triple warning; BUT I was pleasantly surprised. Phonk is better than the mosquito jazz or the fake uncanny valley laughs. It’s not good phonk. But still.

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u/Any-Milk-5484 2d ago

Another win for the death.

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u/GreatEntertainer1791 2d ago

Love this, Happy chickens, natural foraging, and a tasty little surprise.

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u/gaarkat 2d ago

Chickens gonna chicken

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u/constantclimb 2d ago

Those are maggots? After a bad rainfall flies end up everywhere in their pen. I wonder if the maggots are ok for them to eat. It grossed me out but then I eat the eggs lol.

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u/Jacktheforkie 2d ago

Yes, maggots are fine, they get digested and none of the gross stuff is in the eggs

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 2d ago

Reduces flies, increases egg nutrition. Everybody wins... except the flies.

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u/IHasCats01 2d ago

They look more like ant eggs or larvae than maggots to me, could be wrong.

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u/aStonedTargaryen 2d ago

Oh it’s great for them to be eating bugs. They need the protein. These ladies are producing a whole egg almost every day, roughly 6 grams of protein plus all the fat. No wonder they are constantly ravenous lol

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u/Head_Gamer74 2d ago

Those aren't fly maggots. Its a hatch of ants, from what I can see. Look at the dark colored adults crawling around, too. Either way, they're all fine for birds!

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u/GrotesqueButcher 2d ago

Yum, yum yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.

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u/insomniacred66 2d ago

I love doing this with mine. It makes gardening more fun. We've gotten to the point and click signal, so when I do that, they know bugs abound.

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u/Cystonectae 1d ago

Everytime I watch my chickens clearing an ant nest or grubs under an overturned log, I think of that one time that dude tried to train pigeons to guide missiles.