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Cheap fun year round treat for your backyard chickens!

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Video by Stoney Ridge Farmer

Stoney Ridge Farmer

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This DIY project demonstrates how to create a simple, inexpensive, and healthy treat for backyard chickens: a hanging cabbage feeder. It involves preparing a head of cabbage or lettuce by inserting an eye bolt into its core, attaching a string or twine, and then hanging it within the chicken coop at an appropriate height for the chickens to peck at. This provides both nutrition and entertainment, encouraging natural foraging behavior and reducing food waste.