Can They eat weeds

Glyn · « **on:** April 02, 2011, 21:21 »

Hi ,
we have just started to share an allotment one side is chickens ducks and geese and we have the other side for veg. What i need to know is the weeds and stinging nettles im cutting can the birds eat them. The other day the geese were eating them from a pile i had made.
thanks glyn

min200 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2011, 22:20 »

I throw all the weeds from my allotment in the chickens pen and they love them!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** April 02, 2011, 22:22 »

Don't give them ragwort if you have any. feathery looking plant with small yellow flowers.

but other stuff, they usually know what they like and what they don't. Dandelions and chickweed are the favourites.

Chrysalis · « **Reply #3 on:** April 02, 2011, 23:07 »

Sticky couch grass always goes down well and ours love ground elder (yippee!

). Maybe best to avoid unwanted plants like foxglove - they'll all be drugged with digitalis, if you're not careful

.

Dandelions and groundsel too, are hot favourites. c

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