And I did! A couple of my friends (also they are family) and I went up to the pond for a few hours to catch a few fish. We are fishing for catfish.
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But this is what I'm catching. Thousands of these little suckers. We have just always thrown them up on the bank to get rid of a few. But, a few weeks ago I read that someone fed their chickens the remains of fish after cleaning them. Fish meal is really expensive and this is a cheaper way. So I put all the little bream we caught in a buckle.
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I did catch a couple of catfish.
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Just not big enough to eat; so these get to go back in the pond for another day. Make that year!
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When I got home, l chopped up all the little bream into bite size pieces for the chickens.
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They like them. I chopped up a few and then gave them some to see how that was going to fly. It soared.
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I'm at a table still chopping and a few are coming over for more. They hung around as long as I was chopping. I still have a little left in the refrigerator that I plan to give them tomorrow. Great protein.
2 comments:
Great idea! Do they eat the bones, too? Sometimes bluegill/panfish are so prolific, they never get very big. You'll be doing your chickens and your pond both a favor by keeping the little buggars. :-)
Not to mention your pocket book.
Enjoy the fall weather and have a great week!
That is great news! Hubby is starting to build a chicken coop. We will be able to keep our small fish now.
Thanks for the information!
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