enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

[fat brown hen]

Amen.

I know, right? Way too much moralizing for me, I'm out.

 

[TOMTE]

I know, right? Way too much moralizing for me, I'm out.

If by moralizing you mean caring/educating about animal welfare, then yes.

 

[Appalachickens]

I know, right? Way too much moralizing for me, I'm out.

That was a sincere amen. As in agreement.

 

[Frankie-n-little]

ever since I made this account I'm obsessed with the wisdom everyone has here haha, today's question!!

for a little bit of background, I'm thinking of keeping indoor bantam (specifically serama) chickens. BUT. I need ideas for

1. house/indoor plants safe for chickens
2. toys/enrichment opportunities
3. what should my setup look like ? does the placement of the stuff matter ?
4. flooring/surface for the “ chicken room”

so far these are the ideas I have (more suggestions or anything else welcome )

1. roosting areas
2. foraging trays
3. dust baths
4. hay
5. balls with treats in them
6. hiding places (im thinking of using cat/dog houses)
7. some extra stuff to add clutter
8. parrot toys ?? mainly those ones about destroying, perching on and foraging.

but I need to find roosting perches suitable for bantams/seramas, would pigeon ones be suitable ? plus what type of roosting areas would they most like (I saw some different type designs like just sticks. ones that have weird shapes. etc)


the room for them (see photos) ,, ignore the furniture they will be out!

im overall looking for advice on anything. thanks y'all for any help
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I too would love to know the answers to some of the questions asked. I’m a first timer with a chick and duck. Mine are outside but I still would like to know methods of enrichment, play, and any other things I can do to maximize their quality of life.

 

[Appalachickens]

I too would love to know the answers to some of the questions asked. I’m a first timer with a chick and duck. Mine are outside but I still would like to know methods of enrichment, play, and any other things I can do to maximize their quality of life.

I’ve recently started letting mine have free range time and they are having a blast running around and stretching their wings. When they are in the coop, their favorite thing (aside from fruit) is when I bring in a big bag of leaves and dump it and they get to spread it around for me. I also have plenty of things available for them to hop up on, which they enjoy, and a dust bath several can fit into at once.

 

[Frankie-n-little]

I’ve recently started letting mine have free range time and they are having a blast running around and stretching their wings. When they are in the coop, their favorite thing (aside from fruit) is when I bring in a big bag of leaves and dump it and they get to spread it around for me. I also have plenty of things available for them to hop up on, which they enjoy, and a dust bath several can fit into at once.

Lol. I have been placing random “functional objects” around their coop, and they’ve each found something they enjoy doing with it. It looks like a yard sale for random scraps and toys.