I have chickens. Chickens eat anything. Yet, I continue to post the series "Will They Eat It"? And you keep falling for it. Of course they'll eat it. They're chickens.
Over the course of the year I've owned these chickens they've eaten everything from live crickets to one of those pedicure toe separators. And the toe that was in it.
I assume you just like to watch chickens eat and that's why you're so wild for these videos. Plus there is always that very remote, yet entirely possible possibility, that they will NOT eat it.
So back by popular demand is Will They Eat It? Episode 3.
Will they eat it Cornmeal
Will my chickens eat a bowl of cornmeal?
The end.
Special thanks to The Fella for his talent and convincing voice work. His natural delivery and soothing, soulful voice make these videos the success that they are. I am forever indebted.
Honestly, the chickens never get old. I mean...they will, age-wise but...whatever, you know what I mean.
Ha, ha. Went to NZ in 1988. Fell in love with the country, the people and the comic strip Footrot Flats. That was my first introduction to the word chook; chooks = chickens.
Hi Karen, as a fellow chook owner in NZ your hilarious videos always make me laugh out loud - I LOVE them! However, have to ask ... why is there no poop whatsoever in your courtyard. Even if they are not regular visitors (having a very beautiful home of their own), I know chooks just love to poop everywhere, all the time. I am suspicious that they are robotic chooks which may explain their dislike of polenta ... go on admit it, ROBOTIC chickens.
Fi - When I let then out of their coop/run they head straight for the raised beds. I'm sure there's plenty of poop in there. Plus I stepped in some in the backyard just today so, I can guarantee that it's there. They do happen to be robotic chickens but ... I've trained them to poop. Realism and all. ~ karen
We grind corn for our girls in a wood chipper. It works great. Then the dog cleans up all the corn "dust" on the ground.
Karen,
What is their usual food ?
Wondering if they would prefer candy corn ?
:) Their usual food is organic grain. Corn, little seedy things, ya know ... that type of stuff. Also dinner leftovers and fridge remnants like rice, mashed potatoes, salad etc. ~ karen
Hysterical! Had to share this on Facebook - hope you don't mind!! I have a neighbor who raises cage free organic chickens, I know she will laugh like crazy at the fact that I laughed!!! And yes, I am going to hunt down the other videos and watch them too because I didn't get them first!! You crack me up!!! Might have to get some fowl myself!!!! Do they coexist with dogs??? ;-)
I will watch this when I am home and not blocked but I must say, I think I have 'foodie' chickens. Perhaps I should rename them Gail & Padma (Top Chef) because they DON'T eat everything. Broccoli - nope, snubbed their little beaks at it. Banana - nope, wouldn't go near it. Yesterday, I took a watermelon out for them thinking it would be a melon massacre. They took a couple seeds, then walked away. I urged them on some more and thankfully by the end of the day, they had clearly pecked at it, but not with the vengeance that I had anticipated.
My son doesn't eat either. Apparently, my children are all foodies or are on some celebrity diet that I don't know anything about. Except my cats, they devour their food. And probably the food left for the chickens too.
this is amazing. our chickens wouldn't eat anything either! I served them steaming bowls or rice on rainy days, yogurt for their digestive systems and LOADS of fresh fruits and veggies. They would shake their little beaks at me and be all, "look lady, we want lettuce and our crack (corn of course) ONLY." Glad to know i'm not alone!
It really surprised me they wouldn't eat it. Our cockatiel steals the cornmeal off my husband's tamales, and gets all excited when we're having corn muffins. She plants herself right next to the muffin plate to get some. Maybe they just don't like cornmeal raw. Or maybe you just have chickens with discriminating taste.
Do they like bananas? I was surprised that the squirrels ate in my yard at them. They wouldn't eat berries though. Weird.
So...how is it in the store the labels on chicken say..."only corn fed chicken"...they don't love the stuff!
Brenda J - Watch "Will They Eat it, Episode 2!". ~ karen
Bravo!!!! As I was watching this, I laughed out loud and scared my dog!
Man oh Man! For the third time......Pickles!!! Do Pickles!!!! I need to know if they will eat those. I don't have my own chickens to try this on and it is kind of your responsibility to let us know what we need to know.
Best one yet. Love the music. I'm sure the other apartment dwelling neighbors think I am losing my mind when they hear me LOL!! Make that COL! CacklingOL! Thanks, Karen!
With that AXE looming in the background, I BET they eat everything!
OK, "Will They Eat It?" could be an entire website. I could watch this over and over. LOVE it!
I just crack up every time they eat off eachother's beaks. I hope mine do that too :)
I also thought..Karen..that's too easy..it's corn..of course they will eat it..Well..they just fooled us on this one didn't they..Thanks for sharing Karen and keep them coming..You have a new hit series here..Maybe a new HGTV show for you..and the Fella doing the voice overs of course!!!
I just love how they come 'a-runnin.
So your chickens will eat polenta, but they won't eat cornmeal...you do have stuck up foodie chickens. ;-p
Oh Canada! It wasn't that they didn't like it, that shizz just doubled in size in their chicken stomachs....they were full!! (Not to full to eat the parmesan though, were they?)