[shearling]

What toys/amusments do you have for your birds?

[CameronS]

i hang up various vegetables (such as broccoli cabbage, sweet cord) about 2foot off the floor and encourage them to work for their treats, also five them branches and logs to "climb" over and hunt for bugs on/under

[jaykay]

When I had chooks in runs, mine also liked broccoli or cabbage hung up. Straw to scratch on with their corn scattered in it. Mine had a soil patch which I dug over weekly to keep sweet- heaven hunting for worms  

[Womble]

At the moment, I have to say regular sex, since we have a couple of cockerels too many  .

However, when we kept ours in a run, I once made a wee device out of an old plastic tennis ball thing - I just drilled one small hole and one big hole in it, and then filled it with grain through the big hole, and sealed it up with duct tape. Every time it rolled, some grain would fall out of the small hole. They used to chase it around for hours!

[Rosemary]

However, when we kept ours in a run, I once made a wee device out of an old plastic tennis ball thing - I just drilled one small hole and one big hole in it, and then filled it with grain through the big hole, and sealed it up with duct tape. Every time it rolled, some grain would fall out of the small hole. They used to chase it around for hours!

You should patent this and market it- maybe with something a bit better than duct tape. I bet it would sell. Dragon's Den, here you come 

[jaykay]

Definitely, with the rise in city chickens 

[goosepimple]

Great, except we're all the 'make do and mend' types on this website, so ducktape for me.... great idea - any more?  could be useful for piggies (no they'd eat the whole thing wouldn't they).

[Sandy]

Taking the dogs in with me daily!!! the dogs ignore the chickens but it certainly keeps the hens on thier toes!!!!

[Rosemary]

Great, except we're all the 'make do and mend' types on this website, so ducktape for me.... great idea - any more?  could be useful for piggies (no they'd eat the whole thing wouldn't they).

The Snak-a-ball is the piggy equivalent. Ours have all loved it.

[goosepimple]

Is that available to buy or were you just being silly (no offense!)? :

[jaykay]

Snack-a-ball

[yorkiepud]

Mine love a mirror, got it from a petshop supposed to be for budgies they love it when the sun catches it

[Womble]

Is that available to buy or were you just being silly (no offense!)? :

The poultry version is definitely available to buy. Just send £50 via paypal to [email protected].  All orders placed this week will receive a free roll of duct tape!   

[goosepimple]

brilliant! - it's in the post