Am I just mad or bad?

[VirginVegGrower]

Went looking for slugs under the poppy plants today as I was digging the border out. Carried them on my trowel to the hen pen and sang "here chicky chicky" as i carried out slug slaughter courtesy of Mad Madeline who is top hen and goes mental when faced with a protein snack!
Like watching tudor beheadings and I even cheered when she finished.

Am I the only person that does this - I love my hens

[CaroltheCarrot]

I take great pleasure in doing this,but I dont sing (my neighbours complained)

[Alison]

I always throw any good big fat ones into the chicken run on the plot next to mine. They then chase each other round like something from a Benny Hill sketch

[VirginVegGrower]

We are fairly rural here so can probably get away with the singing...they all think I'm nuts anyhow. This behaviour just confirms it. Tomorrow I go searching for more whilst singing benny hill theme tune "do do doodlooo do do doodlooo do do doodlooo do"!
Must be time of the month - am enjoying their deathfest too much

[motherhen]

I'm sure you are all having fun but be careful not to over do the slug feeding they are a mid host to internal parasite ( worms ) and a rush of protein in this way can cause prolapse in the hen.
Sorry to be a party pooper but most people I talk to are unaware of this. Earthworms do the same thing.

[Glutton4...]

Mine don't like Slugs! Luckily, we don't get very many. The Geese will happily eat them, but the Chooks just look at me like I'm trying to poison them! They love worms, though.

[chris]

Same here- mine won't touch slugs. Worms on the other hand :/

[VirginVegGrower]

Same here- mine won't touch slugs. Worms on the other hand :/

CM - the worms are good for your soil and your lottie - throw them on there.
They can keep having the slugs and I will keep worming.

[petal]

I have heard that if the slugs are dried out - they love them!!!behead with scissors - place on rock, let sun do its work...

[Jardiniere]

how may worms is too many worms? I let mine out whilst we were digging the fruit bed near their run and they seemed to find loads whilst we dug.