I have a storage cabinet in the chicken run on the covered patio area. It houses all of my chickens supplies including food, bedding, medicines, cleaning products and also their treats. I go to the cabinet many times a day to clean up the run but twice a day the girl’s get some treats from here.
On my early morning visit the girls get either a handful of corn, dried meal worms or sunflower hearts. Mid morning the girls get their daily greens and mid afternoon something to peck at such as apple. An hour before bedtime the girls get a handful of corn between the five of them.
Although I go to the cabinet many times a day and they only get the treats from there twice a day they all run to the cabinet every time I open it just in case they might get lucky.
If I have the cabinet door open for more than a few seconds the big girls will have jumped up onto the cabinet. They crane their necks down to look in. I swear if they could learn to open this cabinet and open the treat tubs, all the treats would vanish very quickly. They even tap the tubs with their beaks. There is absolutely no doubt that they know where the treats are.
We know where the treats are
Please get the treats out
If only I could get the lid off that box
Come on Mum, you know you want to give us some treats
They are so funny. They deserve some treats though, yesterday was our first five egg day this year. They are really back in egg laying mode. Well done girls.
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Mine know the treats are behind the patio door which is why they spend half the day there .They are not looking to see the news on the TV in the corner .
I used to think it was because they thought I was there human mate but now I am not so sure . 🙂
I think every chicken knows where the treats are and if they could only just help themselves ……..