Did you know that chickens eat their own pooh, and other chicken’s pooh as well? You can see one of the chicks doing just that in the Vine below.
The first time the food passes through the gut it is not fully digested. Many species that eat primarily vegetation eat their own pooh to recover nutrients. Herbage can be a tough substance to breakdown. Vegetating-eating animals have evolved to either have several stomachs, a cow, for example, or to eat their own feces and digest it again.
I just can’t get enough of Backyard Grower’s adorable peeps. As of yesterday, there are two families remaining. Visit their website for more about the Cutest Fundraiser Ever!
Abigail and Samuel Cook Peep Viewing at Backyard Growers!
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Good Morning Kim, Happy Easter!
I used to work in a chicken hatchery. Sometimes there could be thousand’s of baby chicks hatching in one day. I remember how loud they were.
Anita
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I hope you had a Happy Easter too Anita! That would be amazing to see. I can imagine how noisy–the little chicks at Backyard Growers make quite a bit of noise–and they are only twelve!
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