Chicken Run Composting - What about grass?

[Barbara BB]

My chickens have been making compost for me for years. I toss in leaves, weeds that haven't gone to seed, spent garden plants, kitchen scraps, grass clippings, etc. I have a couple of garden beds that got away from me last year and I'm just now re-storing order. I don't know what to do with grass that has gone to seed - I'm pulling it up with as much of the root structure as I can. Will the chickens effectively kill the roots and eat the seeds? Or am I just going to be spreading grass to new beds with the compost?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[21hens-incharge]

They should destroy the roots and the seeds. If any survive in the run they would get taken care of as they sprout by either being eaten or scratched up.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

The above is exactly right any seeds they don't eat will sprout and get eaten, assuming you let the compost system go a while before you use the compost.

The one exception I find is tomato seeds, which I get volunteers of all over the place.