Toys for Chicks - Page 2

I also setup a "playground" when I setup the brooder and before the chicks are in it.  I put a 2"x2" on the floor of the brooder for them to practice to roost.  Some of them will start using it almost immediately.  Also put a 1" x 2" or 2' x 2" on blocks about 3" off the floor of the brooder.

Some chicks like a stuffed animal to sleep on.  Obviously one that will be thrown away.  You can get them for almost free at garage sales and 2nd hand stores.  I have used these in the past.  This reminds me that I need to come up with a couple before I get my chicks in a few weeks.

I used a stuffed animal for them to play on (they mostly cuddled and slept on it), an upside down clay pot which my 2 1/2- 3 week  old chicks LOVED to jump up and down on (I plugged the hole to prevent them from catching a leg),  different size roosts, and occasional Cheerios. Crickets are a real fun time.  Very young chicks really love upside feather dusters--just like a mom!

Reviving this thread for chick season :D

My babies have one of the jingly cat toy balls, and the Wyandottes seem to play with it the most. They also have a couple of single layered bricks and branches for running around on (they play queen of the mountain on the bricks and also run off of them full tilt with their wings spread - pretty awesome to watch), a couple of plastic cat toys that look like the rings off of a milk carton (they love these - they toss them around) and a stuffed puppy near their heater to curl up on and hide under.

One of our BA's (nicknamed Pancake by the hubby) is obsessed with the puppy. He sleeps under it's leg all snuggled up.

how old do they need to be for adding apples and stuff in the brooder?, my chicks are from 4-6 weeks old