How to Keep Chickens Entertained?
Hanging Food So Birds Have to Work to Get It Is a Good Way to Relieve Boredom. String up a Head of Lettuce or Cabbage, or Half a Cucumber, and Let It Hang from...
Hanging food so birds have to work to get it is a good way to relieve boredom. String up a head of lettuce or cabbage, or half a cucumber, and let it hang from a spot in the coop so the birds have to leap up to reach it. You can use rope to hang it, or buy a hanging food holder made especially for chickens.
How do I stop my chickens being bored?
- Outside Roosts, Ladders or Perches.
- Piles of Leaves, Straw or Hay.
- Hang a Mirror.
- Anything New and Different.
- Set up a Sheltered Dust Bath Area.
- Supervised Free Range.
- Enlarge your Run Area.
How do I keep my chickens entertained indoors?
Bales of Hay or Straw
Putting a bale or pile of straw or hay in the chicken coop or run will keep your girls entertained for hours - they are not a fan of piles! Watch as they scratch and peck at the straw searching for insects, seeds and other hidden goodies until there is a pile no more.
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