Winter greens

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viettaclark

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Winter greens
« on: July 05, 2009, 20:56 »
My chooks LOVE greens and have been getting loads as I have been thinning out the veggies for weeks and they get all the tops. They also get moved round the "lawn" ( :blink:??) every few days so have grass as well. Question is....WHAT AM I GOING TO DO IN THE WINTER?
Any suggestions would be gratefully received. ::) :blink:

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Kate and her Ducks

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009, 21:00 »
I have greens like kale and beet spinach that I have planted specifically for them. The kale should help over winter.
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2009, 21:28 »
our hens have ate all the grass in there pens and was thinking of moving there pen to another part of the garden and replanting the grass but im in too minds as to what to do as the pen is about 20ft by 16ft and would it be worth planting it all again for them to have it bear in a week lol

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Kate and her Ducks

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 21:38 »
But they'd love you for it and their eggs are just so fab when they ave been on fresh grass!

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2009, 21:41 »
but kate, if i do it for the chickens I would hav to do it for the ducks too as I wouldnt want them upset haha

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Kate and her Ducks

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2009, 21:42 »
Good grief man! so and so the hens! The ducks deserve the grass more. :D Move their run now!

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Caralou

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2009, 23:01 »
Mine no longer have any grass/plants as they destroyed the entire lawn and borders in 3 months  :ohmy: ::) They do get the whole of the garden all day long, with just the patio with veg fenced off from them. They have bark and slate to scrabble in and I throw them greens in each day, which they ingnore! I debated putting down a new lawn for them, but that could get very expensive  :lol: :)

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2009, 12:19 »
cabbage.  (and other green leafy veg)
if you run out of your own, go to the supermarket late in the evening and pick up the reduced ones.
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Flowerpower136

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2009, 12:54 »
I'm thinking through the grass problem at the moment, in anticipation, another 3 weeks till ours arrive.
The real damage to lawns seems to be through scratching and dust baths.  So, I was wondering about growing grass for them in hanging baskets?  That way they could only peck, and not scratch, assuming I can get the height right :unsure:  It might take some trial and error, but you can adjust height with lengths of chain or even rope.

Necessity is the mother of invention?


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joyfull

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2009, 13:18 »
They do like to scratch though to try and find seeds, bugs worms etc and to rake up the soil for a dust bath (mine have never liked clean sand  :D)
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2009, 15:47 »
Just make sure you post a pic of your hens in their new swinging dust bath!!!  :lol: :lol:
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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2009, 19:14 »
More on topic though, spinach beet is great for chooks both in the green and as it runs up to seed. Sow some in plugs now and they can browse all the way through the winter. I'm about to move my old crop bag and baggage into their run!

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viettaclark

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Re: Winter greens
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2009, 23:31 »
Thanks for your help, guys! I sowed kale and cabbages today and will get some beet seed too. The things we do to keep the ladies happy, eh? ::) ;)



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