tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post3559811891178905315..comments2024-03-27T15:54:10.505-07:00Comments on Homesteading in Hawaii: Slug BuffetsSu Bahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-56734811587090636622013-08-28T22:02:57.617-07:002013-08-28T22:02:57.617-07:00Surprisingly, I'm not finding slugs under the ...Surprisingly, I'm not finding slugs under the cardboard. I guess it gets too warm once the sun starts shining on it. But anywhere the cardboard is in the shade, lots of slugs. Easy to catch them this way. I usually invite the Muscovites over for a slug meal. But they are fussy which ones they will eat. Once they lose interest, I'll put the leftover slugs into a jar then later add them to the ground chicken food. I tried offering the fresh slugs to the hens but they spit them out, but willingly eat them cooked though. <br /><br />I did some grass mowing today in an overgrown area...grass 2 feet high. Afterward I noticed that there were dozens, dozens of those flat type slugs. I quickly herded the big Muscovy over to there and he feasted. Ate so many that he had a hard time swallowing the last few. Good duck! Su Bahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351299832598163605.post-91101876232086331902013-08-28T08:19:41.646-07:002013-08-28T08:19:41.646-07:00I see those cardboard slug-motels you made - will ...I see those cardboard slug-motels you made - will your chickens eat the snails and slugs that hide under there? Here in the PNW, slugs do abound, but the depressing thing is turning over some dirt to find those danged clumps of snail eggs - future trouble just waiting to hatch! I sometimes take a few of the bigger slugs down to the river, and tell them they are free if they can swim back to shore before the trout get to them. I don't think they are particularly strong swimmers. though.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.com