Official BYC Poll: What’s your favorite winter treat to give your chickens?

[BYC Project Manager]

Winter is the perfect time to spoil your flock with delicious and nutritious treats that help keep them warm and happy. From warm oatmeal to protein-packed snacks, there’s no shortage of creative options to brighten your chickens’ day during the cold season.

What’s your go-to winter treat for your feathered friends? Share your favorite and see what treats other chicken keepers love to serve!

Further Reading:

• Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens
• Top 8 "Special" Chicken Treats
• Feeding Treats to Chickens in Moderation: What You Need to Know
• 16 Healthy Chicken Treats
• Treats for chicks

(Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!)

 

[DobieLover]

My flock gets a warm electrolyte-spiked mash made from 20% protein broiler mash on frigid mornings. They always get the mash. The electrolytes and warm are the 'treat'. Sometimes I'll also add a can of tuna in the mix.

 

[Callender Girl]

The local feed store sells a commercial bagged treat that includes dried veggies, mealworms and seeds.

Just shaking the bag practically causes a poultry riot and never fails to bring errant birds back to their coops after a day out and about.

 

[Perris]

I offer most of the things on the list most of the year round. My flock especially like a little warm porridge on a cold morning, but not obviously more than anything else there; they'll have a little of this and then move to a different bowl and have a little of that, and so on till they've each had their fill of whatever takes their fancy that day.

 

[DonyaQuick]

I had to tick quite a few boxes there. My birds are so spoiled LOL.

I do kind of a rotation of grapes, blueberries, sunflower seeds, and scrambled egg in modest cold. When it's going to be a truly brutal night, they get oatmeal with some tuna mixed in about 1hr before roost and then a bit of cracked corn first thing in the next morning.

 

[nuthatched]

There needs to be a nothing/no change option.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Mine get a wet mash made from their regular feed every morning. I also give fruit...apples and bananas mostly and cooked winter squash. Butternut is a favorite.

 

[21hens-incharge]

There needs to be a nothing/no change option.

"other" can be used for that.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

It's so odd that people cook eggs for chickens

 

[GodLovesU]

Turkey……..

CANNIBALISM