They can eat dead bees and some times go after live bees if there's not enough food for them to forage on. They didn't seem all too excited with the bees though lol
Nine currently but had a lot more. Lost a few over the last few months sadly. I plan on getting a lot more chickens this year and maybe attempt hatching some chicks! Have you raised chicks yourself? I'm in the process of learning it.
Ah that's sad, but it's good you want to get more and look at maybe hatching chicks!
Haven't done it myself, but my uncle and aunty did on their farm, when I was a teen so I got to see parts of it and it was nice!
#gubbahomestead
Gathered dead bees from my beehive entrance today to give to my chickens as a treat.
I think if more people took the time to see nature’s cycle of our food, they wouldn’t be so opposed to animal products. 🧵2/2
It's the circle of life...
Thanks for placing that song in my head.
I would rather eat the chickens than the bees. So I agree with working up the food chain.
I thought you could get stung by dead bees.
Honestly I heard that too.
Is it an ole wives tale?
They can eat dead bees and some times go after live bees if there's not enough food for them to forage on. They didn't seem all too excited with the bees though lol
Poor bees, but yay for super chicken eggs!
I still can't believe I got 5 eggs today! Breakfast for the weekend
How many chickens do you have? Some days can net a nicer haul, but 5 is definitely a nice amount if it is just for yourself.
Nine currently but had a lot more. Lost a few over the last few months sadly. I plan on getting a lot more chickens this year and maybe attempt hatching some chicks! Have you raised chicks yourself? I'm in the process of learning it.
Ah that's sad, but it's good you want to get more and look at maybe hatching chicks!
Haven't done it myself, but my uncle and aunty did on their farm, when I was a teen so I got to see parts of it and it was nice!
Might be a dumb question, but the chickens aren't affected by the sting?
They seem to be doing fine and have ate a few before. It seems like one of the hives wont be making it through the winter :/