Keeping Chickens Entertained

[cluckkatie]

My chickens have already destroyed their grass area so now they just stand in the mud, and since it's winter there's not too many bugs to peck around at. Any ideas on how you keep your flock entertained and happy? I saw a cabbage piñata on Pintrest.. hehe

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I sometimes spread their feed on the ground. It gives them something to do.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

you could take one of those long totes that go under the bed and put some dry peat soil in it as a dust bath, and sprinkle scratch on top- Endless entertainment

 

[rosemarythyme]

A dust bath, a pile of dried leaves to dig around, some perches, that's about as much fun as chickens look for.

 

[Mrs. K]

Add clutter to your run: a ladder, pallet mini walls, roosts out there in a corner, a box, a platform. This makes better use of the the third dimension, the vertical dimension, your birds can get away from each other, they get better exercise flying up and down.

A hay pile is another way to make it more interesting, sprinkled with scratch.

Mrs K

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Hang suet style feeders with fresh greens and fruit.....my flock loves them! Also, you could hang a cabbage for them to peck at as well.

 

[Al Capon]

If you're not worried about a little mess, buy a bale of wheat straw, set it down in their mud spot and snip the wire. They'll spend a couple days kicking it around looking for wheat kernels..

 

[SomeChickinTN]

Every morning I put out whatever fruit/veggie/bread scraps we accumulated the afternoon before, and they spend the morning eating that. And then, I buy a couple bales of hay and toss about a quarter of a bale in every couple days. It's fascinating to watch them scratch and dig down to the dirt and roll around like a cat.

 

[chickens really]

Cover the Run and put in sand..

 

[aart]

My chickens have already destroyed their grass area so now they just stand in the mud, and since it's winter there's not too many bugs to peck around at. Any ideas on how you keep your flock entertained and happy? I saw a cabbage piñata on Pintrest.. hehe

First, you need to get some bedding in there to alleviate the mud.
Wood chippings are best IMO.