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So here's an update on the whining chickens problem: I did a few days of experimenting on letting them free range MORE often, and found that this did not solve the whining issue -- it stayed the same or made it worse. As soon as they were put back in the pen after free ranging, they began to...

Ha! Thanks for reminding me of that. Yes, you're right -- I have actually poured a bucket of dirt into their run on some days, and they do love it. I just hadn't thought of using that to entertain them. The thing I need to undo in them, is the demand cycle I seem to have gotten into. At...

I do have tree branches in the run... I am a little worried about letting them out to forage unsupervised, since I found that the bantam Mille Fleurs are able to fly pretty high, and I found one sitting on top of the 6 ft fence,...she could have gone into an adjacent yard and disappeared. I...

They actually have a pretty big pen -- about 280 sq ft for 13 chickens. It seems to be the treats they like the most. I find it convenient to give them my leftovers and kitchen remnants, but I also don't want to encourage them to start the chorus of whining and loud begging every time I go...

I have been having a problem with "whining' chickens for a while now. From time to time I like to give treats to my flock, such as greens, or bread, cooked rice, or really anything other than their standard feed. I also like to let them out to forage in the backyard once in a while. But the...