I gave my frozen peas and they ate them, then the next time they were thawed and the girls wouldn't touch them! They are funny creatures though.I'm a bit late I guess, but I've just joined and would like to helpI buy frozen mixed veggies that has green beans in there and they love that, also peas. You can thaw them first, or if it's hot it's a cool treat
I tried beef scraps once, and they were gone. When I told my sister she said, "That seems kind of wrong ... chickens eating beef." Then she was in fits imagining my flock of five pecking at a cow lol.
Yeah they can be quirky. It's part of why I love them
I can totally relate
I buy bags of pre cut lettuce and come slaw mix also. Anything hanging from the c ceiling is avoid and seemed to scaryi think I’ll start offering frozen veggies thawed out this winter. i now buy coleslaw by the bag and chop it all up. They like the purple cabbage bits and not a fan of carrots at all. They love broccoli hung in the run. Chickens wont eat the broccoli if I toss it in the run. I also grow Kale and prop it up or hang it so its like eating it off the stalk. Hanging veggies is a great way to offer them. veggies stay clean and I can easily recognize consumption. I also have large serving serving spoons like for soup hung up on hardware cloth in the run to put any food that I’d rather not have on the ground. The stainless spoons are very easy to clean as well. I actually have 5 different feeding stations for 5 hens. I like to make sure every hen gets her fair share without getting bullied.
and yes!! Bullying over food does happen. I've got my girl Henrietta in time out because of this.
My food bully has been much calmer over food since she came off being broody. My two groups (one of three and one of two, or one whilst her sister was broody) have got on great, and now I have an actual flock of 5 instead of two groups.I buy bags of pre cut lettuce and come slaw mix also. Anything hanging from the c ceiling is avoid and seemed to scary
my hens love boiled chicken, but around here we call it ‘protein’. molting hens could use the extra protein
I'm sure they'd eat it, I just can't bring myself to give them it. I tried tuna instead, and that goes down a treat.my
my hens love boiled chicken, but around here we call it ‘protein’. molting hens could use the extra protein
yea they love sardines too! i get the ones in water with nothing added. I make sure they eat every last bite; I dont want Yogi bear comin’ lookin’ for sardine lunch
She will be back with everyone soon, I've got hubby building a bigger coop. I think that will help too.
I'm lucky, Yogi doesn't live near me, but I might try my girls with sardines ... though I can't stomach the smell myself.yea they love sardines too! i get the ones in water with nothing added. I make sure they eat every last bite; I dont want Yogi bear comin’ lookin’ for sardine lunch
