Worm Sushi Anyone?

I am still very troubled about the fact that the Divas still believe that they are dogs. They act like dogs, they try to bark like dogs, and as far as I can tell, they attempt to eat like dogs. We caught them the other day in a half circle with the dog all barking at a squirrel on the fence… just try and tell me that’s normal! I have had such a hard time getting them to eat what I would consider “Normal” chicken food, up to and including worms. All over the internet, you can see pictures and cartoons of chickens trying to pull a worm from the ground or two chickens fighting over one worm. (Graphic images, I know). I’ve read articles on chickens that “graze” and eat worms, slugs and grubs. Most even eat the bugs in the garden and then you don’t have to use pesticides…. Not my Divas, no – they would rather eat the garden than protect it. Apparently, it was very nice of me to grow their own personal salad bar. This is driving me crazy!

What’s the problem with eating worms? The answer to that is they still run far away when I attempt to bring one into their midst. I have been tempted to dig a worm up and camouflage it as sushi for the discriminating taste of the Urban Chicken. You know, roll it in a powder from their favorite crushed up snack, and add a cucumber or maybe a green bean – nicely finish it off by rolling the mixture up in lettuce since I don’t have any seaweed available in Missouri. I could also scrape some worms off the sidewalk that have baked in the sun, making a tasty worm jerky. The end questions would be: Would they still run? Will they try it? Will they stay vegetarians?

Maybe this idea will succeed, maybe it will fail miserably, or maybe they will start eating like normal chickens….. Until then, anyone up for Worm Sushi?