Naively I thought chickens could be out alone all day, confused

[Parront]

@Parront ,fed just a few as treats, I do not believe is going to kill them, I've read where you can give them cat food for extra protein.. mine get left over's as treats in place of the small amount of scratch they get. I would not make it a meal, but a couple as a treat isn't going to hurt. Being able to get them in as a protection measure for me outweighs the sodium content.

True, and once you promise the treat by rattling the bag you have to pay up!

 

[starri33]

True, and once you promise the treat by rattling the bag you have to pay up!

True, and once you promise the treat by rattling the bag you have to pay up!

if paying the price gets them to do what you need them to do, so be it. I needed to get mine back in the run, because I needed to run, shake the can, they come running and I gave them a couple of small handfuls of scratch.. with summer here, they get very little. It was a win/win for everyone