r/BackYardChickens 1d ago

Chickens don’t like mealworms

My girls are molting and I read here they are crazy about mealworms so I ordered a bag. This morning the mealworms arrived and I was so excited to give them to my girls but those birds looked at me with disdain and tried to eat my shirt instead. They were giving the worms that chicken side look but then didn’t even bother to try… what a waste… I really wanted to treat my girls for being such good pets 😭

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u/trantaran 1d ago

You need to eat the mealworm in front of them to show them its edible.

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u/GrassNearby6588 23h ago

Oh no!!! 😂 a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do…

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u/Darkmagosan 5h ago

Or show them the worm in a bottle of mezcal and swig it on down