Winter Treats

Backyard Poultry

Wet Mash Snack

As I said before, even three nice warm runs do not keep 9 chickens busy, and we know what mischief idle chickens find to do! Giving the hens special treats was one good answer, especially since it also increased egg laying (AND cost). We discovered that chickens like to eat almost anything, but wet mash (layer food) proved an easy favorite. Here you can see cute little Acorn reaching for some mash. I would also fix the mash in old plastic quart containers.

Attacking the Corn!

 Last summer I had grown a bunch of Indian corn in the garden, and the chickens loved to eat it. At least once they got over being scared of the red, purple, and blue kernels—it was so funny to see them cluck and stare at the corn like it was some enemy! Other treats my hens liked included cooked potatoes, leafy greens, frozen peas, and cabbage—see a video of the cabbage here!!