Thursday, April 1, 2010

[CHICKENS-101] Re: Pet Chicken Question

 

I give mine lots of stuff to keep them occupied. The big clumps of dirt are popular, as are most food-based toys. There's a bunch more ideas on here http://www.squidoo.com/Chicken_Toys

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <jenni19996@...> wrote:
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> My chicks are pets, egg-providing pets, but pets none the less. For those of you who keep chickens as pets, do you include bird toys in their coop/cage, like those sold for other species? Rachel and Paula are still in their brooder cage, but I can't help but feel the urge to provide them with some type of enrichment activity, the same as I do my dogs (like providing them with a freshly-planted veggie garden to destroy) and my cats (bringing chickens into the family for them to stare at)....
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> And, yes, my mother did tell me yesterday "you're just weird... what are you going to do when they're old enough to go into their coop?"
>
> Maybe I've read "Charlotte's Web" way too many times...
> Jenni
>

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