Hens kept without much to do turn that boredom into feather-pecking, which is the whole reason a pecking treat exists rather than just a food bowl. Hentastic's block is designed to be worked at rather than eaten in one go, made from wheat flour, vegetable fat and mixed seeds with calcium powder, peanut butter, seaweed and a run of herbs — parsley, oregano, spearmint and garlic powder — plus spirulina powder.

It is sold as a treat rather than a complete feed, and comes with a reusable henpecker feeder to hang it from in the coop or run, so the block does not just sit on the ground where it can be fouled. Hentastic's own instruction is to feed it daily as a treat alongside a hen's normal diet.

• Wheat flour, vegetable fat and mixed seeds base
• Calcium powder, peanut butter and seaweed included
• Parsley, oregano, spearmint, spirulina powder and garlic powder
• Supplied with a reusable henpecker feeder
• 300g block
• Fed daily as a treat, not a complete food

On what it is not. This is a complementary treat, not a complete feed — it is not formulated to replace a hen's normal layer pellets or mash, and no protein, fat or fibre percentage is published for it. Feed it as the extra, not the main event.

Who it's for: keepers of hens who want a hanging pecking treat to reduce boredom and feather-pecking, and would rather it come with a reusable feeder than have to buy one separately.