[chuckmum]

Just baking my own pecka block for the girls, does anyone have any other recipes

I have used 6 tbsp of flour, handful of peanuts, currants, porridge oats, a cup of corn and a chopped apple, I mixed it up with water to a sticky dough and pressed it all into a silicon loaf tray. It is cooking as I type, along with today's dinner on a low heat, hopefully the girls will like it and it is much cheaper than buying one! I will let you know if they like it!

[scrappydoo]

  Hi Chuckmum
                How about half a cabbage (on a string) easier & possibly cheaper?

Best Regards

Steve

[BADBACK]

PECKA PIE how long do you cook it for?

[chuckmum]

I do have cabbage on a string for greens on the three days when they aren't free ranging, thought they'd like a change.
This was dead easy took me 2 mins and actually very cheap, all the ingredients were in and either bought for the chickens, or at the end of there life in the cupboard. I had the oven on to cook the dinner so no cost there - it took about 1hr on 150 ish, I did turn up the heat to finish my meal off at the end. Cook until its like a brick!!!!! I split it in half and tied it up like a parcel with string and it is now suspended from the cube run awaiting the return of the happy wanderers!

I will get my boys to make the next one as children will love doing this!

[alisonwo]

Never heard of a pecka block, is it to give the girls something to do or has it got healthy properties? 

[compostqueen]

they hang them in hen batteries to give the hens something to peck at other than each other. They will be full of seeds and stuff to provide nutrients. They expensive though so good idea to make them if you can 

[chuckmum]

Just a treat for my girls. I only make them one a month and put half out every two weeks - it doesn't last long and it is full of all sorts of yummy chicken things. I've bulked mine up with layers pellets too - 2/3 of my flock now all laying now, could it be the magic of the pecka block?
My boys like making this for their girls, they love mixing in all the different things and it is simples!

[janet12000]

Right then, that's something to do in half term. 

[alisonwo]

Have just done a search on the net loads of different things can be added to the mix it seems, really most things the girls like, ie mixed corn, grit, raisins, dried meal worms, sunflower seeds, flour, a bit of honey, sweetcorn etc.  I am definitely going to have a go at one of these in the morning. 

I read somewhere that people hang up corn on the cob to amuse their girlies and give them something to peck at, tried it with mine and they wouldn't touch it, so stripped it off the cob, cooked and given back to them and it lasted in the dish about 2 mins, fussy or what lol!

[chuckmum]

Yes mine find corn on the cob scary