Woodchuck and Chicken enrichment.

[urbpan]

Several holes are drilled in a log. Favored items from the woodchuck's diet (broccoli, apple, and yam pieces) are wedged into the holes and the log is presented to the woodchuck.














Newspaper is shredded in a large pile in the chicken cage, stimulating the chicken's natural foraging behavior (scratching). Some food items can be scattered in the shredded newspaper. The chicken continues to scratch in the shredded newspaper even when its diet is presented.

Comments

[dlowewin.livejournal.com]

very pretty chickens

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

thanks
I think he's a bantam rhode island red, and she's a rhode island red/ barred rock cross.

[queenc2346.livejournal.com]

I am so not going to ask any stupid questions about how much wood a woodchuck could possibly chuck. I would never do such a thing!

That's very interesting, though.

-Carrie.

A woodchuck woulda wooge chunk... Never mind

[brush-rat.livejournal.com]

Great, so now if I'm going to look like a jerk when i do it. Your woodchuck looks like he's having more fun than a day at Six Flags Over Punxsutawney.

[anais2.livejournal.com]

Lucky little marmot!

[rinalia.livejournal.com]

You should see the part of the hillside the chickens use - VERY well-mulched from all the chicken scratching. :) We have several who ignore scratch (some even ignore the produce!) in the morning just so they can go scratch for bugs and small worms.

Is it true ?

[(Anonymous)]

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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