what do you all do to keep your birds from being too bored all winter?what do you feed for treats?

[welliesnbucket]

Just a thought, I also have a large plastic dog basket full of sand which is under cover, the girls spend hours bathing in it whatever the weather.

 

[gailmaison]

Mine seem to content themselves with digging through 9 inches of DL to get to the ground beneath...mind you they have a nice sunny run and plenty of leafy greens or vegetables on any given day...

what is DL ??

 

[deacons]

what is DL ??

I would guess the poster meant "deep litter"

 

[BunnyLover44]

I have 3 hens and live in south florida. Ice and snow is far from here. There are not as many chicken lovers down here. I have search for people to share experiences but nothing. If you know anyone

What area do u live in I live in Orlando

 

[BunnyLover44]

Try pinecones covered with peanut-butter then toped with small nuts of all kinds - havent tried it yet but going to soon!

 

[coop-er]

Try pinecones covered with peanut-butter then toped with small nuts of all kinds - havent tried it yet but going to soon!

They can eat peanut butter???

 

[jsmith2952]

I give mine peanuts butter sandwich crusts all the time. They think its great and will click and fight over the peanutty pieces!!

 

[DuluthHomestead]

Mine get sunflower seeds, which is one of their favorite treats to begin with, and since it's been so cold and they've been cooped up so much, they seem to really enjoy scratching for the sunflower seeds in the litter. In the afternoon they get rolled oats and sometimes flax seed as their reward for letting me rub vaseline on their combs and wattles.

I bring them fruit and veggie scraps from time to time, too, but they don't seem as interested in them as they were in the summer, and I don't think it helps that it's been so cold that the fruits and veggies freeze solid so quickly. My chickens did really enjoy the pot of wheatgrass I brought out there last week. I had grown the wheatgrass for the cats, and when they got sick of it I brought it out to the chickens. It was mowed down within the hour.

 

[BunnyLover44]

They can eat peanut butter???

Yes they love it but it can annoy them also because it is soo sticky

 

[BunnyLover44]

Mine get sunflower seeds, which is one of their favorite treats to begin with, and since it's been so cold and they've been cooped up so much, they seem to really enjoy scratching for the sunflower seeds in the litter. In the afternoon they get rolled oats and sometimes flax seed as their reward for letting me rub vaseline on their combs and wattles.

Why do you but vaseline on their combs/wattles does it help them in any way?