Boredom busters for chickens

A bored chicken is a bad chicken! Learn these 10 chicken boredom busters to keep your chickens from acting up.

This week by week guide to raising chickens will show you what to do and what to expect from baby chicks until they are full grown.

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Boredom Busters for Chickens? Check out these 7 ideas to keep your chickens entertained when they can't explore outside their coop and run.

Chicken boredom busters

Picking, pecking, bullying and just plain-old coop boredom leads to a reduction in egg laying and makes for miserable, broodie and naughty pet chickens.

We all know how curious chickens are and these fine-feathered beauties need a little help in keeping themselves out of mischief. Try these boredom busters to keep your chickens entertained! Bored chickens can cause all sorts of problems, from bullying and picking on each other, to destroying your gardens. It's of the utmost importance to

"Chickens love to forage and explore. If there aren't toys or different things to keep them busy, chickens will get bored. Boredom leads to picking on each other. Over the years, I have narrowed down my top 3 favorite “toys”. I’ve tried just about all of them and these are the ones I love the most." Learn more about toys for chickens here!🐓🐥

Kathy, The Chicken Chick®️ on Instagram: "DIY Boredom Buster! 👉Enrichment activities are specific changes made to a chicken’s environment to stimulate their mental and/or physical health. We often think of these as “boredom busters.” 👉Enrichment activities should be directed at encouraging natural chicken behaviors. Core natural behaviors for chickens include eating, (which is their full time job) roosting, scratching & pecking and dust bathing. 👉When a flock is confined, stress can…

Bored chickens can lead to pecking and other bad behaviors. Keep your flock entertained with these fun and easy chicken toy ideas.

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You'll rule the roost with these DIY treats and boredom busters.

Boredom buster for chickens!

I love upcycling and this even goes for in the chicken's coop. This week I created a chicken run ladder. It adds square footage and a place to escape.

Chicken boredom leads to mischief such as feather picking, egg-eating, & squabbling. Here's how to keep your chicken's entertained.