I do the same tie up corn on the cob keeps them busy for a while... Just remember to tie it high enough so the choke themself.. Mine had it swinging good.. Kinda funny to watch..
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Something like this?I would like to try making a flock block. Does anybody have a recipe for that?
Not a whole lot of new ideas to add. My husband built me this fun contraption for cabbage tetherball: http://www.communitychickens.com/2011/05/boredom-buster.html#.UmaZ0FMenNo. They do love it (hated the Halloween pumpkins I gave them though, which chickens are supposed to love, so who knows).
I also have two suet cages that I have attached in separate parts of their run, and most mornings I fill those up with some kind of leafy green, typically whichever green is cheapest at the grocery store that week. They seem to love all lettuces and really like kale or chard, though won't eat the thickest part of the stems. They have also picked all the leaves off my brussels sprout plants in the garden, and when we eat brussels sprouts for dinner, I save them the trimmings.
Quote: It certainly gives diarrhea to mine! We now ration lettuce, spinach, and leafy greens very carefully.