jak Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi - what do you put up in the run to keep your girls entertained? Do they need anything? Tried stringing up a lettuce heart but they weren't keen. Has anyone bought any of the toys you can get for parrots?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 CDs: completely ignored. Mirror: likewise. Peckablock: loved, then got bored of. Branch: regularly used for perching (but not really entertainment for them). Windfall apples: much loved. In fact most things foody are what they really like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Oohhh! I hadn't considered windfall apples. Our two apple trees are so full to bursting that there are hundreds on the ground! Will definately try them out on them tomorrow. If they have any slugs on them then Delia will be heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 A cabbage, broccoli, spring greens hung up....all successful with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkkat Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Mine love broccoli and parsley, hung up so they have to reach a little to peck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 because the grass gets eaten up very fast in the run, i scout around the fence and pick all the long grass, and sometimes get some from the local feild. wrap garden plastic coated nwire around it, or srting and hang it up. my chooks also all love savoy cabbage , i break the biggest leaves off first chuck them in, and then put the ball of cabbage in and they chase it around like a football biting chunks off it. the cockeral likes to stand on it though so the girls cant peck it along. we have also stuck garden canes through the run so that they have lots of different things to climb on. Oh and i also hide food for them under things etc, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Ah - you thread the bamboo canes horizontally through the run to provide perches? That's a great idea Currently ours are roosting during the day on the edges of the washing-up bowl that was supposed to be their dust bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkkat Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Ours do that - perch on it, poo in it, peck in it - everything but dust bathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
