tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post3134048945036021181..comments2023-09-05T21:33:40.537+08:00Comments on Barb'sBackyard: Slaters for Chooks.Barb.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-39236962397384735762011-09-17T08:37:12.659+08:002011-09-17T08:37:12.659+08:00And, you have happy hens. Maybe you can save on fe...And, you have happy hens. Maybe you can save on feeding them a handful of food today...lol. <br /><br />Do slaters even eat tomatoes? I looked them up and some sites say they are the same as our sow bug aka roly poly. Then other sites say they are not. I don't even know if a roly poly will eat tomatoes.<br /><br />Now that I have seen a slater, I don't think they are not roly polys. Do they roll up in a ball when they are frightened? The hens look as though they are having a time of it. They will scratch them out of the soil, too, tilling the soil and fertilizing it all at once. Too bad hens scratch up food plants. <br /><br />I put the DE in a Kraft Parmesan cheese shaker and use it on the chicken poop to keep down flies, especially when hens poop on the porch as they come to the door wanting me!<br /><br />Your gd looks as though she is dressed or undressed for very warm weather. Is it really that warm already?Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com