What's YOUR chickens' favorite treat?

I'm new at raising baby chicks and so took some pointers from this forum and other things I've read when concocting my 31 little 4-week old chicks' latest treat. When I put them out in their temp run (on nice days until their coop is finished) I put out two bowls of roast (yes, you're reading this right) CHICKEN, lemon cucumbers from the garden, apples from the apple tree. I pureed this in a food processor and put it in two stainless mixing bowls, and it was devoured within 1 hour. They ate it like it was candy. They also love yogurt - but I did have to "peck" at it with my finger for a few seconds to get them to try it. Then, they couldn't stop eating it.

They don't seem to like celery so much, though.
 
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Wow, spoiled chickens! I want to be a hen in your coop
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Since we're on the subject of spoiled chickens....mine loved canned corn, so of course I just knew they'd love corn on the cob, right?
I shucked three ears of corn, called the chickens and layed the three ears of corn out in a row for them.
The ran over, looked at the corn, looked at me, then back at the corn. I tried "pecking" at the corn with my finger, but they still just stared at me. I took the hint. Went inside and got a knife to take the corn off the cob for them, THEN they devoured it! I'm not sure if that makes them spoiled or lazy.
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I shucked three ears of corn, called the chickens and layed the three ears of corn out in a row for them.
The ran over, looked at the corn, looked at me, then back at the corn. I tried "pecking" at the corn with my finger, but they still just stared at me. I took the hint. Went inside and got a knife to take the corn off the cob for them, THEN they devoured it!

That's Hillarious! When I hold an ear of corn out to my girls it's like a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie, nothing put snapping beaks and flying corn everywhere
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The ONLY things mine DON'T like so far is yellow squash and carrots. Their most favorite treat of all is blackberries.
 

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