Cookies for Chickens

  Have you ever baked cookies for chickens? probably not, but that is exactly what we have started doing at 4-H. This is a thing called Flock Block, and it is meant to not only help them get the nutrients they need, but we hope that it will also discourage them from pecking each other and peck it instead.

this is store bought Flock block from tractor supply.

The ingredients of Flock Block vary from recipe to recipe, but these are the things that are found in most recipes:

• oats
• some sort of grain mix. the grains are for nutrients but also for chicken scratch
• wheat germ
• molasses
• cornmeal
• raisins or cranberries
• cayenne pepper

  These are basically the "foundation" ingredients of Flock Block, but things can be added to this for different chickens, where they are kept, and other things like that. Also, you may be wondering why cayenne pepper is in the recipe, well its because the chickens just enjoy a little kick in their food! OK, that was a joke, but there is a good reason for the cayenne pepper. Even though there haven't been any scientific studies it, many farmers swear that adding a little cayenne pepper to chicken food makes them lay more eggs, and cayenne pepper is also a natural warmer, which is  good if it is winter and you need to keep the chickens warm.

 So I hope this has taught you a little about how to take care of chickens, and if you own chickens or know someone who does, you can try this cool little DIY for yourself. And remember, if you want to see more like this, make sure to click that follow button. So bye for now!