The chickens love it when we give them treats. Leftover salad. Cucumbers that have gotten mushy. Fruit peelings. I cut zucchini that got too big in the garden and freeze it and on the hottest of days, I toss out frozen zucchini to the chickens. They pretty much will eat anything I throw out there.
We had a watermelon that wasn’t good so we gave it to them. I couldn’t believe how quickly they cleaned that thing out and it was a huge watermelon.
Chicken Eating Watermelon
I don’t know why the ground looks so weird in that picture. It must have been the shadows. Don’t worry . . it doesn’t really look like that.
Speaking of chickens, when I passed down the road in town where I had seen the rooster on the side of the road . . the last two times I was by that way, I didn’t see him. I didn’t see feathers or any sign that something got him so either someone caught him and took him home or he was in the woods and I just didn’t see him.
Mary Lines says
What time of day did you take that Picture? I think you may have caught some of the moon shadow from the eclipse.
Sherrill says
Yes, I’ve had two yucky watermelons this year and always take to my niece for her chickens. They apparently don’t care if it’s good or bad! HA
Dar in Mo says
I guess the chickens are not too fond of the watermelon juice since they left lots of it in the bottom. lol By the way, do you feed your chickens the older scobys that you no longer need and if so, do you give it to them wet or let them dry out and then cut up into smaller pieces.