Rural Gardening: Winter Treats for my Chickies, 1 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
Hi all, Well I have decided to pen up the Chickies for the winter. I let them run loose for most of the summer. They behaved pretty well didn't do much damage to either the Veggie Garden or the Flower Bed, stayed on our property and away from the road. But now with the colder weather I'm not outside all day like I was this summer. In the summer months they had access to lots of bugs, worms and vegetables now their diet is limited to mostly layer crumbles. I would like to give them some treats that would replace what they are no longer getting. Do any of you provide winter treats for your birds?