Toys in the coop

[Haybaler72]

What is good to keep chickens occupied...maybe a mirror??? Or what does anyone else have??? Thank you

 

[Kylacat]

I added a xylophone this winter for boredom. Apparently they aren’t that bored. It’s never been touched

 

[aart]

Better non food items for 'enrichment', IMO.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Most chickens enjoy scratching, and digging in the dirt as well as foraging. So offering them room and stuff to scratch for is always good.

Anything to jump up on is always welcome too.

 

[chickenlittle21]

I have a thing that I put a corn on the cob on it and it hangs. My chickens love it. I have a mirror in my coop but chickens are not really interested in it. I have heard of some sort of chicken treat ball but I do not know if chickens like it or not

 

[David61]

I made a nice toy but my alfa will not let any of the others come near it. Its a twenty oz coke bottle with six holes drilled in it the size of your finger. I put a handful of raisins in it. She can't pick them out. She has to kick it around and knock them out. To much bullying going on and its a melee. Some get pecked for being in the wrong place. The only time I use it now is if I have one bird out. Its fun to watch them figure it out.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Most chickens enjoy scratching, and digging in the dirt as well as foraging. So offering them room and stuff to scratch for is always good.

Anything to jump up on is always welcome too.

Oh yeah the ladder was a hit when it was still in the run ours loved climbing that thing.

 

[David61]

Hanging cabbie not so much. A hanging apple and its on.

 

[Lizzy733]

Perches and climbing frames; wood round or fence post off-cuts - dust bath, lawn clippings, garden scraps... there is so much.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I added a xylophone this winter for boredom. Apparently they aren’t that bored. It’s never been touched

I admit I'm tempted to get one but I think I'd be the only one playing with it...