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Is this normal chicken behavior?

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:15 am
by Kimberley
Hi,

About 3 weeks ago I found half eaten mouse in my barn.About week later found another one.Yesterday I watched 1 of my hens go into barn and get perch up above where I found mice.It seemed a little odd to me that she was just sitting in there while rest of flock was roaming around yard.I could see her thru my bedroom window so every so often I would look out to see what she was doing.After about 3 hours of sitting perfectly still she swooped down out of my sight.

Please help.

I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.

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Re: Is this normal chicken behavior?

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:11 am
by Yunan
Chickens will eat small animals like crickets, worms and roaches. I reckon a mice can do nicely with these folks. From my experience, free range chickens are notorious for fighting over such small grubs.

Re: Is this normal chicken behavior?

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:30 pm
by bonama
Chickens need protein in their diets. They get these from worms and insects. Chickens may need up to 18% crude protein in their diet and might as well supplement this themselves by looking out for that. See this site for more details on the protein requirement of chickens.

https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/4