Subject: Re: Slug consumption
Date: Jul 31 07:14:19 1998
From: Peggi & Ben Rodgers - woodduck at mbay.net


At 01:59 PM 7/29/1998 EDT, Jim wrote:
>You wrote:
>Now, escargot, .....that's a different story. Your Pekin ducks had very good
>taste. I prefer them in a butter and garlic sauce myself. Have seen several
>of them here in the Kent area, the Fenwick trail to be exact. Have been
>tempted to gather a few. There are many birds in that area, and haven't seen
>any empty shells around though, so don't know if local birds go for them or
>not.
>
What some of mine? I've got tons, literally!

Turkeys (especially wild ones) eat slugs as to chickens (they like earwings
too). I've never seen any animal eat one of those great, ugly two-inch
jobs, though.

Wonder if anything eats Banana slugs?

Peggi
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Pacific Grove, CA (right next to Monterey)
USA
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