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Raising chickens and other animals on your hobby farm definitely comes with a huge learning curve. Although I’m no expert in farming, I can tell you that chickens love snacks!! Today I’m going to share a homemade chicken recipe that your girls and roos will love.

I’ll spare you all the details of how our little hobby farm was created. Instead let’s discuss some fun facts about chickens first. Then we’ll move straight into the recipe.

Cool Facts About Chickens

Chickens see in color vision and can actually see many more colors and shades than humans. Also, because they are sensitive to infrared light, they can see sunlight up to an hour before humans.

Chickens can recognize up to 100 faces, including humans and other animals. Studies have shown that chickens have great memories.

Chickens dream! Just like dogs and cats to seem to be chasing something in their sleep, chickens also have vivid dreams. Chickens experience REM (Rapid-Eye Movement) indicating that they do in fact have dreams (and probably nightmares?)

Hens can choose which rooster fathers their chicks. No they don’t go out on dates to make this choice. The hen can choose to eject the sperm of the rooster. This usually happens if there is another rooster higher in the pecking order.

Chickens can be hypnotized! This is my favorite fun fact! With the chickens head near the ground, draw a line starting at the chicken’s beak extending straight outward in front of the chicken. As a result, the chicken will go into a trace and can stay immobile for up to 30 minutes. Scientists believe this is a defense mechanism. ** Don’t do this often. It’s unknown how much stress this puts on the chicken. **

Fantastic Hobby Farm Chicken Snack Recipe

Not only is the fantastic chicken snack a healthy choice for your chickens, they will love it! This recipe can be made in advance and stored until you’re ready to use it. Also, I tend to buy the ingredients in bulk so that they’re always on hand for a new batch.

Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients – Hobby Farm Chicken Snack

4 CUPS – Layer Pellets for Chickens

4 CUPS – Chicken Scratch

3 CUPS – Black Oil Sunflower Seeds for Birds

2 CUPS – Dried Mealworms

2 CUPS – All Purpose Flour

2 CUPS – Rolled Oats

2 CUPS – Peanuts for Birds (Not in shell)

2 TBSP – Cayenne Pepper

2 TBSP – Oregano

2 TBSP – Crushed Red Pepper

2 TBSP – Ground Cinnamon

Wet Ingredients – Hobby Farm Chicken Snack

2 CUPS – Molasses

1 CUP – Coconut Oil (Liquified but cooled)

8 – 10 Eggs (With shells crushed)

Other Items Needed – Hobby Farm Chicken Snack

4 – Aluminum Baking Pans

Cooking Spray

Fantastic Snack For Your Chickens

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Although I'm no expert in farming, I can tell you that chickens love snacks!! Today I'm going to share a homemade chicken recipe that your girls and roos will love.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 1

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Pans

Equipment

Oven
Disposable Metal Baking Pans

Ingredients

4 Cups Layer Pellets for Chickens
4 Cups Chicken Scratch
3 Cups Black Oil Sunflower Seeds
2 Cups Mealworms
2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Rolled Oats
2 Cups Peanuts for Birds (No Shell)
2 TBSP Cayenne Pepper
2 TBSP Oregano
2 TBSP Crushed Red Pepper
2 TBSP Cinnamon
2 Cups Molasses
1 Cup Coconut Oil (Liquified But Cooled)
8 – 10 Eggs (Including Shells – Crushed)

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients in large bowl
Add wet ingredients into the mixture
Coat baking pans with cooking spray or oil. Fill pans with mixture.
Bake at 350° for 20 minutes
Remove pans from oven and press down on mixture
Bake for an additional 20 minutes
Remove and allow to cool off before feeding this awesome snack to your chickens

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