On the treats thing... does it count as spoiling if the reason you toss things in is so they don't try and escape out the door when you go in to do the do?
When I'm having a chicken run built for them that's bigger than any room in my house, literally. It might even be bigger than my two bedrooms combined.
When your DH has them follow his every move because he walks around the place rolling over all the logs and bricks on the ground so they can have a worm feast! Every day!