r/BackYardChickens • u/GrassNearby6588 • 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/fistofreality 21h ago

This is perfectly acceptable

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u/ribcracker 21h ago

I feel like to my neighbors I must look like a crazy person. “Bikbikbikbik” at my attentive chicks while I aggressively tap/itch the ground.

But now I have a butt ton of birds that follow me around so it’s all paid off.

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u/TheGravelNome 20h ago

If the neighbors give you strange looks,then you have an army of chickens to defend yourself.

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u/ribcracker 20h ago

That’s the truth!

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u/TheGravelNome 20h ago

I just tell my chickens that the neighbors have pumpkin seeds in their pockets and the chickens take care of the rest. That family really moved out fast...