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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: loopylou on October 17, 2013, 08:03:12 am

Title: Home Made Chicken Treats
Post by: loopylou on October 17, 2013, 08:03:12 am

Since the dark mornings are upon us I keep my chickens and ducks in the pen (12ftx60ft) as I let them out at six and don't fancy there chances against a fox.  There is still some foliage in the pen but thinking about making some home made treats to hang around the pen to keep them interested all day.  Has anyone got a good recipe that they have used.

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Home Made Chicken Treats
Post by: chrismahon on October 17, 2013, 11:32:14 am

We used to hang cabbage up in the runs. Must be green cabbage as we hung a red one once and came back a few hours later to see them still standing around the edge of the run staring at it. Must have thought it was something dead!

Title: Re: Home Made Chicken Treats
Post by: funkyfish on October 17, 2013, 12:18:02 pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-Ottosson-TCA-Maze-LD/dp/B005PMQUXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382008626&sr=8-1&keywords=treat+maze (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-Ottosson-TCA-Maze-LD/dp/B005PMQUXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382008626&sr=8-1&keywords=treat+maze)


My girls love these filled with corn, when they scratch on then they tip and spill some corn.

Title: Re: Home Made Chicken Treats
Post by: Clansman on October 17, 2013, 03:17:38 pm

Apples on a string hung at head height  :thumbsup:

They look like boxers working a punchbag when eating them  :roflanim: