Chicken treats

Flock Block

We picked up a flock block today at tractor supply!  Thus far, the girls seem to really like it!  I recommend this for:

  1. Boredom, keep chickens busy! (aka less likely to become cannibals)
  2. Helps keep beaks short
  3. Contains oyster grit
  4. Encourages natural pecking
  5. Its 25 pounds of yuummmy!

You could also make your own at home!  I found this recipe here.

Ingredients: almond meal - a little hazelnut meal wheat - 2 cups pistachios - a handful soup mix - 2 cups nibble mix - one bag (pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds and such such) poppyseeds - about a cup raisins - two boxes chopped dates - big bag some other smashed nuts udon noodles - four packs flour - 2 cups oatmeal - 1 cup polenta meal - 2 cups dark corn syrup - 1/2 cup or molasses eggs - 6 coconut oil - 1/2 cup (melted)

I pressed these hard into trays that were very well greased with more coconut oil. The mix was lovely and firm, easily holding shape when pressed into a ball. Into the oven for at 160 degrees for 90 minutes for the muffins, then I turned it down to around 130 and baked the larger blocks for a further hour or so. They came out only very slightly pressable/springy, then dried nicely hard.

They take about a half day to a day to eat a muffin sized block, so I'm really happy with them.

Here they are in the oven: