Prep homemade treats to treat your flock! These straightforward projects are fun for kids and can easily adapt to suit whatever materials are at hand.
Molt muffins are one of the easiest, high protein treats you can make to help ease a flock through a tough molt period. Plus, it’s an effective way to utilize flour or cornmeal that has attracted weevils!
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Frozen Veggie Treats
These summer chicken treats are the perfect solution to help your flock cool off and rehydrate on a hot day. Packed full of healthy ingredients such as fruit, berries and yogurt; best of all they are easy to make!
These frozen treats are an affordable and simple way to give your flock a nutritious protein boost without breaking the bank! Made with all natural ingredients that may already be on hand in your pantry!
Another advantage of this recipe is its adaptability – you can adapt it for other high protein foods you have on hand, including food scraps and leftover poultry meat to create nutritious treats your chickens will adore during molting season! Or freeze it into flock block shapes!
Blueberry Ice Cubes
Chickens need a variety of foods in order to remain happy and healthy, from table leftovers and kitchen scraps, to treats made from these. Offering these treats in moderation will help give your flock access to protein, vitamins, minerals and probiotics for maximum benefits – too much high protein content can lead to stress on the flock as well as health concerns.
These beautiful ice cubes feature fresh summer berries for an attractive addition to water, seltzer or non-alcoholic cocktails.
These treats are perfect for providing extra nutrition during molting season or simply as an afterschool treat! Mix up the ingredients by including cooked peas, chopped greens or even mashed fruit for added texture and taste! Use these to rehydrate cooped up chickens during hot days as well as provide them with an additional protein source during their molting phase.
Sushi Balls
Chicken treats are an enjoyable way to offer your flock some extra nutrition during winter and other times when they may not have access to foraging for insects, worms, seeds, fruits and greens. Crafted with nutritious ingredients from your table leftovers and kitchen scraps, these recipes contain vitamins, minerals, protein and even some probiotics!
Temari sushi (Japanese for “hand ball”) is an easy and tasty treat that requires much less time to create than its more complex counterparts nigiri or maki sushi. Just mix your desired ingredients into the rice ball to form bite-size treats for your flock!
These bite-size snacks are great for quick, no mess snacking or adding interest to an outdoor picnic. Additionally, they’re an adorable and fun project for Halloween themed parties – smoked salmon makes an excellent pumpkin, seaweed makes fantastic bats or skulls, while other vegetables or meats can easily be transformed into shapes!
Edible Wreath
Food wreaths make an amazing centerpiece to any party buffet or DIY craft display, creating stunning visual displays as appetizers or desserts! Food wreaths add flair and visual interest when used as table decorations as well.
Though the sweet wreath may appear daunting at first, its assembly is actually straightforward. Simply sandwich layers of shop-bought puff pastry with mincemeat, lemon zest and almonds before rolling it up into a Swiss roll shape and filling the center with cherries and wild sweet pea vines on wooden picks.
A delicious feast of finger foods! Make this festive feast visually stunning as well as delectably tasty by layering bite-size fruits and berries, tart plums, vibrant red raspberries and an anise or red licorice bow around cheese wedges for a delectable starter or festive snack. A festive wreath made of these delectable bites of food makes this festive event both enjoyable and impressive for kids to take part in too.
