what's a good chicken treat?

[hencackle]

Raisins! I can't get the lid of the jar quick enough for them.
Stephanie

 

[Hotwings]

I have learned in the past year or so that chickens eat alot more than chicken feed. They love bugs-bait shops would be alot cheaper than a pet store. They love grapes, strawberries and for thanksgiving I gave them squash and cranberries. I hear they love pumpkin. Hardboiled eggs mashed up with the shell included is a really good treat. I didn't jnow about clover, I will try that for sure.

 

[Buffarino]

Mine love just about anything, but won't eat anything bitter, like radiccio, escarol, mustard greens, etc. If I have a left over cantalope or watermelon, after cutting out the good stuff, I put those in there. They pick away all day and when they are done, all that is left is a piece of green "parchment paper". They love pasta, especially with a little marinara sauce, if any is left from dinner.

Mine have a bowl in their pen where I put the stuff (bottom of a 5 gal.bucket) and they will walk straight out in the morning, looking in the treat bowl. They sure love their treats and eat better than most people I know!

 

[jag]

Mine are 5 weeks old today and they already know the purple dish is where they get their bean sprouts, broccoli and grapes from; they love them all! They go nuts, peeping like crazy when I pick the dish up now. Like "OMG!!! She's getting us treats!!" When they get the treats, the game of keep away begins. LOL!

Gotta try some of these other suggestions.

I give them treats once or twice a week; how often does everyone else give treats?

 

[AK-Bird-brain]

We give them the "heel" whenever we open a new loaf of bread. So once or twice a week. Talk about a feeding frenzy, there like a school of pirahna. Little bantys jumping off the backs of leghorns wrestling for their share!

 

[cookinmom]

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LOL! I use a purple dish too! They see that dish and come a-runnin'! The other day I left one outside, and the next day I was carrying it in and Pearl saw me and got all excited thinking I was bringing her a tasty treat! I think I need to go find something now. My cucumbers are coming in really good and I have some in the fridge. Think I'll take 'em a nice cold one!

 

[iopele]

The crickets sound like a great idea! I'm going to have to try that when my babies get older--they'll be 1 week tomorrow. It's funny, I want them to grow so I can take them outside on the grass and give them treats, but I want them to stay little and fuzzy because they're so cute! Indecisive much? LOL!

 

[silkiechicken]

As for meat... my chickens love it. Sometimes there is left over meat stuff that goes into their bin and the chunks of protein are the first to get gobbled up!

 

[Rosalind]

Mine go nuts for lettuce. Will eat dandelions and strawberry tops only when they feel like it. I gave them a couple of stale dinner rolls today, and they were unimpressed.

 

[cookinmom]

Took mine some ramen noodles this evening (in the purple dish). They loved 'em!