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Mudraker

July 12, 2008

What chickens won't eat

Posted at 4:55 pm

Chickens will eat slugs. Once. I recently found some tiny slugs in my yard, and offered them to the ladies. They snatched them up. Then they spent the next 20 minutes wiping their beaks on the grass.

They are no longer interested in slugs.

I guess if I want something to eat my slugs, I’m going to need a duck.

If you are having a slug problem here's a few ideas and another idea.

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