Alfalfa bale?

[Duckduckgoosie]

I accidentally bought a bale of alfalfa instead of straw or hay.

Whoops. It’s in my chicken’s run. Is it ok to stay there for them to peck at? We have 8 week olds and adults, and two Runner ducks.

 

[Weeg]

Alfalfa is great for chickens! ITs high in protein, and a fantastic idea for right now when everyones flock is in flock down. A great foraging, and stimulation tool. I actually use it in my Herbal Forage Mix in my Etsy shop. The chickens love it!

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

It’s ok to just give them access to the bale?

 

[Weeg]

It’s ok to just give them access to the bale?

Yep, shouldn't case any issues.

 

[BlueBaby]

Mine love the alfalfa hay. When I have a bale of it, I tear off a sheet of it at a time and then throw it in the run. If you have a smaller flock, you can cut each of those sheet's in half. They tear it apart by themselves so that they can eat the leaves any any flower's they find in it.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Should be totally fine for them! I haven't bought a whole bale, but my chickens LOVE the alfalfa from Weeg's etsy shop forage mix.

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

Oh good. It was an accident, ordered over the phone in a covid brain fog

 

[mj0]

Alfalfa is great for chickens! ITs high in protein, and a fantastic idea for right now when everyones flock is in flock down. A great foraging, and stimulation tool. I actually use it in my Herbal Forage Mix in my Etsy shop. The chickens love it!

What's the name of your Etsy shop?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Just be careful that they don't get impacted crops from the strawy stems, other then that it's good

 

[sandburRanch]

Check out Feeds and Feeding book by Frank Morrison and read up on the advantages of Alfalfa for several classes of livestock . Plant it , pasture it in spring - summer and cut it late summer before frost to make hay for the winter .

Stems --- don't be concerned . The chickens will tell you when they need a new Flake . If you don't make compost or mulch of the stems you don't need chickens . The chickens will tell you when they need a new Flake . Did i say flake / yes i did . That's a piece off of the bale end about 3 inches thick .