Comments on The Greening of Gavin: Chili and Chicken. A Match Made in Heaven

No worming for a while then I presume Gavin?? Naug...

2012-02-05T09:18:15.665+11:00

No worming for a while then I presume Gavin?? Naughty girls LOL

I never would have guessed that would happen. Unf...

2012-01-25T22:29:19.248+11:00

I never would have guessed that would happen. Unfortunate but funny. If you know what I mean?

I feed my chooks chilies all the time, having plan...

2012-01-24T15:13:13.492+11:00

I feed my chooks chilies all the time, having planted most for them. I’ve been told that it keeps the parasites at bay.
We inherited a potted chilli plant when we bought the house last year, it keeps giving chillies, it’s at least a year old. I always assumed it was an annual, forgot all about it, didn’t water it. And now it’s loaded again. Is it a perennial after all?

I've had chilli defoliated before, but there w...

2012-01-23T08:08:40.310+11:00

I've had chilli defoliated before, but there weren't fruits on it at the time. I'd better be careful, I bought a new chilli plant a few weeks ago and it's within reach....

I watched one of our girls eat an adult mouse the other day - that was quite a surprising thing to see too. Swallowed it whole after beating it to death on the ground. Gross but fascinating.

Now I'm wondering how much things like chilli and mouse affect the taste of their eggs....

At least you now know that your girls will be wor...

2012-01-23T07:20:51.192+11:00

At least you now know that your girls will be worm and parasite free! They cheeky little buggers but you gotta love them.

No worries , Gavin, you may well have more chilli ...

2012-01-23T06:05:12.448+11:00

No worries , Gavin, you may well have more chilli plants coming in the chook manure.Chilli seeds can be difficult to get to grow in cooler areas like mine, but after our chooks have been eating chillis, we often get a seedling come up in the chicken tractor bed. There is something in their digestive system that actually activates something in the seed and encourages it to grow.

What a shame, Gav, but I must say, this story real...

2012-01-23T00:52:45.320+11:00

What a shame, Gav, but I must say, this story really made me giggle. I wonder if it will do anything to the next lot of eggs?

Sorry to hear about your chillies Gavin. I have t...

2012-01-22T23:09:12.357+11:00

Sorry to hear about your chillies Gavin. I have to admit I wouldn't have thought your chickens (or any livestock) would touch them. I guess the upside is that by feeding your chickens some chillies every once in a while it'll help keep them healthy by keeping the Salmonella at bay. Serendipity strikes again. :-)

Oh dear, trying not laugh over here. I never would...

2012-01-22T22:50:02.549+11:00

Oh dear, trying not laugh over here. I never would have thought the chooks would go for chilies. We got 4 chooks at Christmas, bantams, haven't tried them on chili though.

Oh no!

2012-01-22T20:37:59.629+11:00

Oh no!