Did you know that if you feed spaghetti to chickens, they eat it one strand at a time, and they treat it just like a worm.....and they wipe their beaks after every strand. So fastidious, from birds that poop right next to their food. (Check out Chickens Eating Spaghetti videos on YouTube.)
This week, after reading the latest edition of "Chickens" , we decided to try giving the girls some different treats. They loved blueberries, really liked yogurt, and went goofy over cherry tomatoes. They I thought I'd see if they would like bruschetta spread. YES!!! They even ate the garlic bits.
Clearly my girls are of Italian decent just like their Mama. Bambinas Mia.
In my last post I mentioned that it is very hot here, and this is their first summer ( they are just barely 1 year old). Well they seem to be doing pretty good, however, I inadvertently moved one of their water sources out onto the lawn from the chicken yard, and place in the shade of a tree. They ran to it and drank like crazy.
Apparently they do not want to walk all the way back to the chicken yard to get a drink. We also have been putting ice cubes into their water reservoirs to keep the water as cool as possible. We are also changing the water daily and adding apple cider vinegar to help keep it fresh.
News flash: Mabel climbed from Cal's arm onto my shoulder and sat there with her little head right next to mine and we walked around the yard. So sweet.
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