Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoy

Awesome article with great pictures! I 100% agree that colorful "toys" are wasted on older chicks and chickens, and the focus should be on more natural activities. My young chicks still take a lot of joy in pecking at unique objects, but your mileage will vary.

Great article discussing ways to give enrichment to chickens in ways that they will enjoy long-term.

Great article! Would love to see treat-based toys covered, such as hanging a cabbage head for a healthy and fun snack. Love the formatting. Plus, easy to read AND original data? Fantastic.

Well written article!

Nice, concise article with lots of information. Great links to other articles

Great Info ! I'd love more enrichment for my ladies even though their spoiled

AWESOME article, quoting all my chickens-never-use-cute-rainbow-xylophone frustrations.

Very informative and well written!

Wonderful article! Very well layed out and explained. I love the graph! Extremely well done.

This is such an amazing article! I love it. Great work!

Thanks for this great article! Very helpful for my girls who only like food-related entertainment

I like that you provided more chicken-friendly/natural options for flock entertainment. Also like how you credited others for their contributions.

Very informative with good ideas. Laid out very nicely, with great illustrations and pictures. Good links to other resources, too!

Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoy

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