Jay Angler wrote:I was told years ago that "Chicken Scratch" is junk-food for chickens and they shouldn't get much. However, I can understand the OP using it as a bribe.
I just have a better bribe - Russian Kale. My birds totally adore it. I can genuinely use it to bribe the girls to go to bed.
Now if I could just get my young rooster to follow their example... sigh... I tried very hard tonight, but there was no help available and he just couldn't figure out that the pop door was for going *in*, not just *out*.
I just want to touch base on this reply because you have helped me ween the girls off scratch! They really enjoy the Russian Kale to the point that I grow them their own row to pick through. I have also found that cucumbers are a delicacy to them so I might 'forget' a cucumber or two on the vine and let it grow nice and big.
Thank you for sharing what works for you. :)