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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: coop-de-tat on May 14, 2014, 18:27

Title: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: coop-de-tat on May 14, 2014, 18:27: I am thinking of using a very large tray (1000mm x 600mm x 150mm) I have to plant some greens for my little flock. I aim to place a wire grid on top for the tops of the green feed to grow through giving the girls a sustainable greed feed source.

Any advice on what to plant? I thought about scattering some wild bird seed in there and see what comes up but that seems a little haphazard.

CdT
Title: Re: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: New shoot on May 14, 2014, 21:05: If I have a spare patch of ground, I chuck some of their mixed corn down to grow. My lots love the greens :)
Title: Re: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: coop-de-tat on May 15, 2014, 09:01: Quote from: New shoot on May 14, 2014, 21:05
If I have a spare patch of ground, I chuck some of their mixed corn down to grow. My lots love the greens :)

I think I'll go for that too......

I might try half of wild bird and half corn see what transpires :=]

CdT
Title: Re: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: Sassy on May 15, 2014, 10:17: Grass is as good as anything. If you had two trays you would have one to eat and one to recover. :)
Title: Re: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: Lastcast on May 16, 2014, 23:18: I grow a couple of rows of perpetual spinach, about 40 plants, this is enough to give my 12 hens a good bunch every day from about now until December.
Title: Re: Chicken sea of green?
Post by: nerdle on May 17, 2014, 08:22: Might be fun to try several things to see what grows well and what they like. A landscaper might give you a bit of leftover turf if you want to speed it up!