Well, we have had the chickens now for 2 weeks, coming up for 3 this Thursday. Chris and I have enjoyed having them here and one of the hens lets me pick her up and cuddle gher, which is very lovely.
I have been amazed at their behaviour and how relatively easy they are to train. We are having issues with them coming up to the house all the time but we think that once we get rid of the weeds and they can see the rest of the garden they will spend most of their time down instead of up!
We have been trying them with treats such as sweetcorn and peanuts, which they absolutely love! I have even found recipes for chicken biscuits which contain crunchy peanut butter LOL!
On the various forums I have been on that are dedicated to chickens there are many people who give their chickens cabbage, broccoli, lettuce and all that jazz but ours just do not like it so I guess we just have sweetcorn lovers
After a few days we had trained them to use their house, as for the first few days they were going underneath their house rather than in it! But they have the hang of it now and are happily nesting, they have sorted out their bedding to their taste and seem to change where they sleep, either laying on the straw or perching on the ladder we made for them.
We have now had 5 eggs and Nigella is the first to lay (see our post
My First Egg)
Would love to hear your chicken stories and what treats you feed your chickens
Have a good Easter and speak soon
