What Did You Get Your Chickens For Christmas?

[Denninmi]

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My girls have eaten chicken scraps many times. I just NEVER tell them what it really is. "Enjoy the feathered pork, girls, it's the other other white meat.'

Frankly, I think chickens will eat basically anything organic that doesn't try to eat them first. And some inorganic stuff, too. Both my ducks and chickens managed to pull the outer covering off of their insulated coops and expose the foam insulation -- they found that delicious, apparently. The ducks did it first, and I was sure they would all die, but they seemed to suffer no ill effects, so I wasn't quite as freaked when the chickens did the same thing. And, yes, my carpentry skills do leave a lot to be desired.

 

[Keara]

Berry suet block. Keeps them fat and happy in the cold north woods.

 

[Harrietsmum]

Santa left a tin of low salt mackerel under the tree with a label saying 'For the Girls'. They also got the scraps from their cousin Big Turkey.

 

[True Grit]

Half a can of corn and some chopped up watermelon. Scratch mixed with mealworms and sunflower hearts.

 

[luvchicks8]

New "friends"

 

[KimberlyJ]

My father made me and the girls a treadle feeder. Can barely wait to get home and try it out!

 

[blueberrychickens]

Mine got 2 waffles left over from breakfast, a can of corn & the turkey carcass.

They were just delighted w/ their presents & that carcass will last for a few days out there which is good since there is a blizzard warning for tmrw & Monday!!! Yikes!

 

[mprivett]

We are out of town for Christmas so we have a chicken sitter. I miss my chickies

Wish I could give them special Christmas treats (they will get some when we get home). Would love to see them out in the snow because we are supposed to be getting about 3-6 inches of snow today at home in NC.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!!!

 

[mjgigax]

A bit of their feed mixed with warm water and oatmeal - YUM!

 

[alaskachick]

Fruitcakes