Popsicles on a hot day??

[ChelseysChicken]

So,I just caught my LO sharing his grape Popsicle with our hens....they loved it I mean,really loved it. I know it couldn't be good for them but a little indulgence never hurt anyone right?? lol

 

[Sonia]

Cute

 

[theoldchick]

Well, make your own frozen pops that are healthy for them! I'm sure they'd enjoy that on a hot day.

 

[Scrambled8]

Haha how cute. I know mine love junkfood too

 

[Demosthine]

You can easily make your own frozen treats that they love. Buy any sort of produce when it's cheap and freeze it. I cut cucumbers in to four pieces; quarter watermelon or cantaloup; freeze kiwi, grapes, corn on the cob and such whole. It takes them longer to eat it and cools them off, too. Mine will absolutely devour it. We recently gave them frozen watermelon and they ate it so far down that the skin was paper-thin. You could see the sunlight through it.

You can also take greens, like strawberry leaves or pumpkin seeds, and put them in ice cube trays. Fill them half-full of water and freeze it. Fill it the rest of the way and freeze again. That will keep the leaves in the middle of the ice cube, rather than just floating to the top.

You can be as creative as you want. My flock absolutely loves it and it's hysterical watching them peck at the frozen grapes, which then roll away from them! It keeps them pre-occupied, too, so they don't peck on each other as much.

 

[dandrews1971]

Ive been freezing scrap veggies with some water in vegetable cans. Ill pop them out & stick them all in a tin pan & let them have at it. They love it. I figure it helps them get more water on the 90+ days we've had.

 

[BrandySC]

Mine love popsicles, especially our turkey. I've made the frozen treats myself before and if they get popsicles they are limited to one a day.