keeping flock locked in due to avian flu

[aldarita]

Beautiful run!!
I've used cabbage heads hanging from strings or pumpkins and watermelons to keep mine occupied on indoor days.

I realized they were starving for greens when I saw them clipping whatever few weeds dared to grow inside, so I am now giving them what I call "a salad" which is chopped greens, they go for them with a vengeance. Cabbage heads sounds like a good idea. They are still eating as much of the layer feed as before I enclosed them.

 

[aldarita]

I have forage mix on my Etsy shop that I'm using to keep my birds entertained during the "flockdown". They love it! I find it keeps them most entertained if I hang it in a equine hay net, or similar. I can post a link if your interested, otherwiseI hope you're able to keep your babies safe and happy during this craze.

Yes, I am interested. I have thought about forage mixes before. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Weeg]

Yes, I am interested. I have thought about forage mixes before. Thanks for your reply.

Your welcome! I really appreciate the interest. I'm currently running a FlockDown sale right now as well, and its 15% off.
Heres a link to my shop- https://www.etsy.com/shop/MountainMistyMarket?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1161349264
You can find the forage mix in Feathers Baker, or the On Sale section.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I added pens to the side of my other pens to create more space. I don't feel too bad because it is more room to walk around than in the winter. I added double wire on all my wire areas also. I have kept all the food and water inside the coop since winter.
I just hope to be left alone...

 

[Alagirl]

that is such a great idea! I already have a compost barrel loaded with BSF larvae. I can just transfer the compost inside the run in some kind of structure. They will love to scratch an eat the grubs. Hopefully the mice won't get in the run. It is snake proof, but I have seen a mouse, it was a small one but a mouse nevertheless, getting in thru a quarter inch hardware cloth (I could not believe my eyes). Maybe if I can enclose the compost somehow and keep it closed at night.

extra protein....

 

[MROO]

extra protein....

My lone BJG (in a flock of bantams) is a huntress. I haven't seen a single rodent in my run in ages!
I do the cabbage head thing on a regular basis. Mine love 'em. Keep an eye on your local produce stand's clearance table, too. I recently picked up four cauliflower heads at fifty cents apiece. My biddies had a field day! They like melons too, any type. Just remember that, while they can have overripe fruit, they should not eat anything moldy or fermented. If you wouldn't eat it, neither should they.