🎄 DIY Christmas Treats for Chickens
Because your chooks deserve to celebrate too!
Christmas isn’t just for humans… your feathered friends deserve a little festive fun as well! Spoil your flock this silly season with these easy, safe, and cluck-tastically fun DIY Christmas chicken treats. They’re perfect for boredom busting, enrichment, and a bit of festive flair in the coop 🎅🐓
🎄 1. Christmas Veggie Kabobs
A classic with a chook-mas twist!
Thread some chicken-safe veggies onto a skewer or string and hang it in the run.
Try using:
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🥕 Carrots
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🥬 Silverbeet or spinach
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🥦 Broccoli florets
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🎃 Pumpkin chunks
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🌽 Corn pieces
Hang it just high enough so they have to jump and peck – great enrichment and great fun to watch!
❄️ 2. Frozen Christmas Treats
Perfect for warm Kiwi Christmas days!
Pop these into ice cube trays or small containers, add water, and freeze.
Festive mix ideas:
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🍓 Strawberries
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🍉 Watermelon (no seeds)
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🫐 Blueberries
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🌿 Fresh herbs like parsley or basil
Once frozen, pop one out and watch your chooks peck away like it’s Christmas morning!
🎅 3. Christmas Pecking Wreath
Decoration + entertainment = winning!
Use a metal ring or sturdy twine and tie on:
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🥬 Leafy greens
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🌽 Corn cobs
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🎃 Pumpkin slices
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🥕 Carrot tops
Hang it in the run and let your flock destroy it with festive enthusiasm.
🎄 4. Christmas Leftover Mash (Chook-Safe Only!)
No gravy, no salt, no worries!
Mix together:
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🎃 Cooked pumpkin
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🥔 Cooked potato or kumara
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🌽 Corn
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🍚 Cooked rice or oats
Serve warm or cool as a special Christmas Day treat.
🚫 No onions, no salty foods, no chocolate – Santa says no!
⭐ 5. Christmas Treat Piñata
The ultimate boredom buster!
Fill a cabbage, lettuce, or treat ball with:
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🌻 Mealworms
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🌽 Mixed grains
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🌿 Greens
Hang it up and let the pecking party begin!
🐔 A Festive Reminder
Treats should be just that – treats 🎁
Your chooks still need their regular balanced feed to stay healthy, happy, and laying through the holidays.
🎄 From our flock to yours…
Wishing you and your chickens a cluck-ing amazing Christmas, full crops, and happy pecking!
Tag us in your festive chicken photos – we LOVE seeing your chooks living their best Christmas life 🐓❤️
