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What insects does a cock or hen eat?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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They like beetles and worms. They enjoy the squishier ones most because they're easier to digest and chew. They'll eat grasshoppers and crickets. They almost eat any kind of 'bug'.

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Hi, i have 8 chickens and they like nothing better than gardening with me, when im digging in the garden they eat worms and snails and larvey.

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Coyotes, dogs (especially terriers), hawks, racoon's, bears, foxes and almost any wild predator will eat chickens.

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Any that they can catch! However, mealworms, grasshoppers, ticks, and worms are favorites.

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My chickens love dried mealworms!

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I think chickens are omnivores...

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