Chicken Treats
Pure and Peckable
Rule the Roost
Chickens need a balanced diet to stay healthy, active, and be able to lay strong eggs. Most of their nutrition should come from a complete feed, such as starter, grower, or layer pellets depending on their age. This feed provides the right mix of protein, vitamins, and minerals.
Alongside their main food, chickens enjoy a variety of healthy extras like vegetable treats, herbs, and a small amounts of fruit treats. They also benefit from protein-rich treats such as dried insects, especially during moulting.
Grit is essential to help them grind and digest their food properly. With the right mix of complete feed, healthy treats, and constant access to water and grit, your little fluffy friend will thrive and stay happy.
Frequently asked questions
Treats should make up no more than 10% of your feathered friends's total diet. A few small treats per day or a treat session a few times per week is ideal.
Absolutely! Chickens can be trained to come when called, return to the coop, or even do simple tricks using small tasty treats.
Chickens are highly food-motivated and learn quickly. They recognise treat containers, footsteps, or sounds and show excitement because they associate treats with positive experiences.
Chickens enjoy treats that encourage natural behaviours like pecking and scratching. Good options include:
- Hanging treat balls
- Pecking blocks
- Forage mixes
- Scatter-fed seeds and grain
Did you know?
Chickens do not have teeth!
Our friendly feathered friends don't have teeth, they use small rocks (grit) in their gizzard to help grind up their food.
Eggs!
It takes a chicken 24-26 hours to produce an egg and 21 days to incubate it.
Chickens like to take a bath!
To keep clean and remove parasites, chickens take dust baths by digging a small pit and shaking dirt through their feathers.
Chickens like to sing!
Chickens sing the egg song, after they have laid an egg.
This is to announce to the flock that an egg has been laid.
The loud noise can also act as a warning to potential predators to either stay away, or even draw the predators attention away from the freshly laid precious eggs to protect them.