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20 Chicken Toys You Can Buy or DIY

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Chicken toys you can buy or DIY chicken toys! When raising chickens, it is a good idea to keep them entertained. When chickens start getting bored, they become mischievous and start doing things that can easily irritate you.

Chicken Toys You Can Buy or DIY

Pet chickens or livestock? If you do not want chickens to damage their eggs or continuously pluck features, provide them with a dust bath area and assorted toys to play with all day long.

You can buy toys for chickens and make some using supplies that you already have on hand.

  1. Lanermoon Loofah Hanging Bells

Entertain your chickens with the Lanermoon Loofah Hanging Bells. The hook design fits with ease on chicken cages. The bright colors excite the chickens, and the noise that the bells make keeps them interested in the toy. You will notice your chickens using their claws and beaks to play around with this fun and affordable toy.

  1. Vehomy Chicken Xylophone

Let your chickens make music by purchasing the Vehomy Chicken Xylophone. The bright colors and musical sounds that come from the xylophone will keep your chickens engaged for quite some time. You can hang the xylophone in an area where the chickens will easily notice it.

  1. Vehomy Wood Chicken Ladder

Let your chickens swing around, climb, and walk back and forth on the Vehomy Wood Chicken Ladder. It is the perfect addition to the backyard. The durable material of the ladder can hold multiple chickens at the same time.

  1. Chicken Swing

Just like children, chickens enjoy swinging back and forth. Backyard Barnyard offers the perfect chicken swing for you to install in the backyard. It is a great addition to the chicken coop because it keeps chickens entertained and gives them a comfortable place to stand around.

How To Make a DIY Chicken Swing for Your Chicken Coop

  1. Plastic Bottle Full of Treats

If you have an old plastic soda bottle, rinse it with water and fill it with chicken treats. Poke a few holes on both sides of the bottle. Make sure the hole is wide enough for a chicken’s beak to fit.

  1. Hanging Treat Basket

Use a metal hanging basket that you might already have to keep your chickens entertained and excited. Fill the hanging basket with apple slices and other chicken-friendly treats. The basket can sway back and forth while the chickens attempt to get what they can from it.

  1. Mirror Sign

If you have an old mirror, use it as a sign for the backyard. You can hang the mirror against the fence or somewhere else near the chicken coop. The chickens will enjoy looking at themselves. It can entertain them for hours each day.

  1. Vegetable Hanging Feeder Toy

Vehomy makes a vegetable hanging feeder toy that puts your chickens to work. They will need to jump around in an attempt to grab the vegetables that hang from the toy. You can put assorted vegetables on the feeder toy, including tomatoes and cabbage leaves.

  1. Peck N Play Chicken Ball Toy

Add chicken ball toys to the coop for your chickens. These treat balls get stuffed with treats and will roll around while the chickens chase after them. Make sure you have plenty of chicken ball toys to go around for all the animals to play with and eat treats from.

  1. Chicken Treat Roller

Stuff the chicken treat rollers with some treats and put them in the coop with the chickens. They will have fun rolling these devices around while they try to gain access to the tasty treats inside.

  1. Soeenaper Natural Colorful Chicken Shredder

Chicken shredders are naturally a lot of fun for these animals. The Soeenaper Natural Colorful Chicken Shredder is no different. It is the perfect chewing toy that keeps chickens entertained with its natural materials.

  1. Kathson Loofah Shredder Chicken Toy

The Kathson Loofah Shredder Chicken Toy is available in bright colors, including pink, blue, green, and yellow. It draws the attention of the chickens in your backyard. It is composed of natural materials and takes seconds to install. You will see your chickens all over this shredder toy after you install it.

  1. Toilet Paper Tube Treat Container

Fill an old toilet paper tube with various treats that your chickens will like.  Place the tubes on branches and in different spots around the yard to get your chickens to move around. They will walk around to the other areas to see which treats they can get.

  1.  Corn on the Cob Bars

Place corn on the cob on a metal bar and place the metal bar out in the backyard. Make sure you put several corn cobs in a row to offer plenty of corn for all your chickens. The chickens will get excited about trying to grasp the corn with their beaks.

  1. Rolling Plastic Ball Treat Holder

Purchase a rolling plastic ball toy and fill it with treats that your chickens will love. You can typically find these toys in the dog section. Put apple slices, dried corn, and even pieces of cabbage into the plastic ball before setting it near the coop where the chickens can play with it.

  1. Corn-Filled Plastic Bottles

Grab unused plastic soda bottles and fill them with dried corn. Poke holes into the bottles using a knife. The chickens will reach through the gaps with their beaks to access the corn and eat it.

  1. Hanging Discs

When you have old discs lying around, put them to good use. Put yarn through the center of the discs and then hang them throughout different areas of the backyard. The chickens are naturally drawn to the colors of the discs, especially when sunlight hits them. They might even look at a reflection of themselves as they get closer to the discs.

  1. Hanging Cabbage Head or Head of Lettuce

Use a traditional shepherd hook in the backyard. Place it into the ground and hang a cabbage or lettuce head from it. The chickens will start putting in the effort to reach the cabbage or lettuce head, eating bits and pieces of it each time they can get it. The hanging cabbage or lettuce head is so simple to put together, but it works great at keeping chickens occupied.

  1. Tree Branch Gazebo

If you are not afraid to get creative and you have a lot of tree branches, use them to make a small gazebo for the chickens. You will notice that your chickens enjoy standing around and walking on the gazebo. It gives them something to do, but it will also look great in your yard near the chicken coop. You can follow an online tutorial to see how to make a small gazebo using tree branches.

  1. Cranberry Wreath

Create a cranberry wreath that you can hang up on a metal fence near the chicken coop. You can make the wreath by wrapping pieces of cabbage around a twine wreath. Place fresh cranberries between parts of the cabbage on the wreath.

The chickens love cranberries and will look forward to picking at the coronet.

Chicken Toys You Can Buy or DIY

Chickens, like most animals, need mental stimulation. If you offer your chickens these different toys, you can keep them entertained and occupied. If the chickens are staying busy, you will not need to worry about them misbehaving and doing things you do not want them to do.

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