Dharma chick Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hi, After just paying £9.13 each for some pecka blocks(price include vat and postage), of which two were broken so had to be sent back to supplier who was not very happy. I was wondering........... has anyone made any themselves? If so would it be possible to tell me what one would put into them, especially what to hold them together and how long you would cook them for etc. I would be very grateful for your help, as the girls were very grumpy when i told them that the blocks had to go back (well at that price) and the supplier would not send new ones until broken ones returned. I also thought that it would be a great birthday present for my two remaining ex-battery girls who will be celebrating two years of freedom on march 11th. Thanks again for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Ta daa! You will need a stick of some sort, garden cane works well, cut a piece of cane and drill a hole near one end for hanging it up. Next collect the ingredients you want to add, mixed corn, pellets etc. Crack a fresh egg into a bowl, mix the egg with a few dessert spoons of flour & a drop of water. So that it forms a runny paste. Cut a long wide piece of kitchen tin foil. Then in the bowl that you have the mixed egg & flour, add the mixed corn etc, mix it all up so the mixed corn & pellets start to stick together. Give it a good mix so that everything is coated. Spoon the mix onto the tin foil to make a long sausage shape, you can add the stick through the middle at this stage. Then wrap the foil around the ingredients and press firmly so it sticks together to form a sausage like shape. Then put it in the oven at 120 degrees for an hour to let it dry out slowly. Check it's hard, if not leave a bit longer then let it cool and let the birds test it out I have made this several time, and my hens love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend21 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Dharma, there has been lots of posts about about peck a blocks and someone made something with a yoghart pot you should do a search on them but there are definately on here Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I always make my own pecka block - in fact my children love doing it! I use 6 tbsp of flour, handful of peanuts, currants, porridge oats, a cup of corn and a chopped apple and anything cooked veg left overs, I mixed it up with water to a sticky dough and pressed it all into a silicon loaf tray. It slow cooks on a low heat until hard (just cover with foil if currants start to catch) cools and then is quickly devoured by my girls! I tend to tie it onto the side of the cube run. Simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi i posted a topic a while ago viewtopic.php?f=5&t=57920&hilit=home+made+peckablock It has pictures of the peckablocks and how i made them (you'll have to scroll down a bit for the ingredients) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I use an egg, 4oz plain flour and a tablespoon of water then mix in anything I have they might like ... bake for about an hour and hang it up ... it takes them a while to get through it, but they don't give up so must like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I made one of these today following Redwing's recipe and it was cooling on the side. YS came home from school and from the doorway said "ooh that looks nice, what is it" I think I should get his eyes tested again. He now thinks its totally disgusting and can't believe I've cooked it in the oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
