Suet for chickens ok???

[Qi Chicken]

I want to give the chickens treats and I was getting them those seed bells for wild birds. They loved them and it was fun to watch them jump up and eat them but they are 2 bucks each and once they figured them out they will eat one in a day.

I thought about those suet feeders. Would that be ok for them? Would it make the eggs taste funny? Would there be a concern that feeding them that would raise their body temp like with corn?

Thanks

 

[Tala]

I think the concern is maily with the extra fat. Last year I limitted my flock to an average of one suet block per week, generally only in the winter when there isn't much range avaliable. I have several more birds this year so I may bump it up to two blocks.
In the summer I don't feel like they need as much extra "entertainment"

 

[Qi Chicken]

They might not need the entertainment but I do!

But thanks, I'll do the suet in the winter then.