why do my chickens like to eat spit?

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17 Jun 2014, 3:30 pm

I have a buff orphington that always runs over to me whenever I spit. Is spit tasty to chickens?



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17 Jun 2014, 3:33 pm

Maybe it's thirsty.


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17 Jun 2014, 4:05 pm

no not really. It literally likes to eat it.



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17 Jun 2014, 5:03 pm

Chickens will eat anything,I've seen them happily eating dog poop.


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18 Jun 2014, 9:57 pm

^^^ Yes. Chickens can be....um...very interesting creatures sometimes.


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18 Jun 2014, 10:16 pm

Maybe it needs water.


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