A Texas elementary school with a bit of a cricket problem enlisted the help of a few resident chickens to help with the bug’s overpopulation.Four of Van Raub Elementary School’s seven hens were released on campus Tuesday, treated to a feast of hundreds of crickets outside the school’s entrance.”It didn’t take them long,” Principal Jamie Robinson said.The hens, named Henny, Penny, Deniece, and Angel, gorged themselves on the crickets and played a large part in clearing the front of the school of crickets in a matter of minutes.”They could have had the whole thing cleaned off in about 15 or 20 minutes if they didn’t get too full,” he said. “They can eat quite a bit.”The hens were hatched by kindergarten students last year and live in a coop on the school campus.The four hens along with Midnight, Roadrunner, and Mango are tended to by students referred to as “chicken tenders” by school administrators.”It sounds cheesy, but it just kind of stuck,” Robinson said.The manifestation of thousands of crickets has plagued the San Antonio region; it happens seasonally when conditions are dry.Watch the video above to see the chickens in action.
A Texas elementary school with a bit of a cricket problem enlisted the help of a few resident chickens to help with the bug’s overpopulation.
Four of Van Raub Elementary School’s seven hens were released on campus Tuesday, treated to a feast of hundreds of crickets outside the school’s entrance.
“It didn’t take them long,” Principal Jamie Robinson said.
The hens, named Henny, Penny, Deniece, and Angel, gorged themselves on the crickets and played a large part in clearing the front of the school of crickets in a matter of minutes.
“They could have had the whole thing cleaned off in about 15 or 20 minutes if they didn’t get too full,” he said. “They can eat quite a bit.”
The hens were hatched by kindergarten students last year and live in a coop on the school campus.
The four hens along with Midnight, Roadrunner, and Mango are tended to by students referred to as “chicken tenders” by school administrators.
“It sounds cheesy, but it just kind of stuck,” Robinson said.
The manifestation of thousands of crickets has plagued the San Antonio region; it happens seasonally when conditions are dry.
Watch the video above to see the chickens in action.
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