Chickens don't like treats?

[Ht2614]

I have a flock of 5. I moved them out to their coop a few days ago. They range from 8-10 weeks old, give or take. I've tried giving them snacks in addition to their feed and they want nothing to do with it! So far I've tried blueberries, raspberries, and mango. Only one out of the 5 ate a blueberry....and only one blueberry I was under the impression that chickens liked fresh stuff. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[MountainWoman73]

They won't know what it is at first. They'll only eat treats they've seen before. To get them interested, you could try sprinkling some of their food on top. You could also signal by calling to them when you feed them. Mine will come running if I yell "chick-chick-chick!" and toss something on the ground. Anything. Could be rocks.

If you keep trying, they will eventually pick up on patterns and learn what treats are... But they're really very dense about it.

 

[K0k0shka]

They are like kids. You need to teach them how to eat a good diet, otherwise they'll frown at every new food. They'll get used to it with repeat exposure and time.

 

[Silviaschicks]

In my experience, chickens don't really like raspberries because they are too sour. but if you give them enough new food, they'll grow used to it. at first they might pick around, but that's natural. they're just trying it out to see if they like it

 

[SueT]

Be glad that they will eat their feed, which is all they really need anyway. Fruit will give them loose poop take it easy on feeding fruit.

 

[Ht2614]

They won't know what it is at first. They'll only eat treats they've seen before. To get them interested, you could try sprinkling some of their food on top. You could also signal by calling to them when you feed them. Mine will come running if I yell "chick-chick-chick!" and toss something on the ground. Anything. Could be rocks.

If you keep trying, they will eventually pick up on patterns and learn what treats are... But they're really very dense about it.

Awesome advice, thank you!

 

[Ht2614]

They are like kids. You need to teach them how to eat a good diet, otherwise they'll frown at every new food. They'll get used to it with repeat exposure and time.

That's hilarious because that's exactly what I was thinking. Like how I have to give my 7 year old a new food countless times before he might actually start liking it