2006-09-24 10:18:05 · 5 answers · asked by Dere A. 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Chickens will eat almost anything. Insects, spiders and worms are part of their normal diet when they are free-range and in the wild.
When I kept chickens there was nothing they liked better than to pick the carcase of one of their erstwhile colleagues clean (after we had roasted and finished with it, of course). We had good eggs and there was no danger of salmonella because the food they got was fresh and not contaminated.
2006-09-24 10:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell ya a neat trick I did when I was homesteading. I did not like the insects by my porch so I got a zapper and wanting to be efficient I hung it over the chic pen and they cleaned up the dead fast. Then I read that fish are more efficient so I moved it to over the pond. Here is the thing though. The cost of the elec. was probably higher than an equal amount of feed never figured it out cuz my main thing was no porchy bugs
2006-09-24 10:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't understand what your question is, but all free-range and pastured poultry get plenty of their protein from insects, worms, and the occasional snake.
2006-09-24 10:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by Dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
complex subject. seek from google or bing. that can help!
2015-04-23 16:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by Gertrude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2006-09-24 10:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by westphalia1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋