Jungle gym for chickens?

[LPeezy]

My chickens are young, approx 11 weeks. We did not build a HUGE run for them but there is plenty of room to move around. I free range them, but only when they can be closely supervised, as I have had problems with Hawks eyeballing them! Their run has stairs and a few propped up pieces of wire in case someone needs an escape route. They seem to really enjoy these different obstacles to climb on. So in an effort to keep my hens mentally sound an happy has anyone ever hear of it designed something similar to a playground or jungle gym for their chickens?

 

[PapaChaz]

I've not seen a 'jungle gym' per se, but I have seen people do all kinds of things in their runs for the chickens. I have an old pool ladder in mine, they are up and down that thing all day long, LOL on the steps, on the cross bars.

In times past, I've put old log pieces in for them to jump on, search this sight for chicken swings, you'll find threads where people actually put a swing in the run for the chickens, and some of them actually USE them! funny to watch.....

anyway, I like the idea of having things in there for them to jump on or fly up to

 

[torilovessmiles]

I just propped up a bunch of branches in my run for them to play on

 

[HeritageGoose13]

I just propped up a bunch of branches in my run for them to play on

This is what I did. Sometimes the branches grow mushrooms on them and they like to eat them (it doesn't bother them.)