Asking neighbors for grass clippings.

[LoveHuevos]

Do you ask your neighbors for their grass clippings to feed to your chickens? I'm wondering if it would be weird if I asked them. . Should I offer them free eggs? Maybe just a six-pack? We only have 8 laying hens at this time and have just enough eggs for our friends to buy. I'd offer to give them a trash bin to put them in. I mean, it's not like they're going to do any extra work, they'll just be putting them in another bin. Any other tips?

 

[rhs7111]

I bet they'd be delighted to swap their grass clippings for some fresh eggs!

 

[Kassaundra]

I don't see anything wrong w/ it, but you would need to know if the "icide" their lawns w/ anything that would be harmful to the chickens.

 

[LoveHuevos]

I asked one neighbor and he didn't seem too thrilled. I'll ask other when I hear their mowers going. Most people around here don't care about fresh produce.

 

[Daphne16]

I will be asking my neighbor, but he uses his to plant his humungous eggplants in.
The other neighbor uses tons of icides.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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+1

 

[woodmort]

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+1

Absolutely!!

 

[chicmom]

I would just be tickled pink of a neighbor asked me for lawn clippings for their chickens or livestock. Others are right though, I would make sure there was no weed n feed or anything like that on the neighbor's grass.....

 

[ChicaChicken]

Ok this may sound like a stupid question. But why grass clippings?? Do they eat them? How much clippings do they eat?

 

[Daphne16]

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Yup they eat them and play in them. Not sure how much I am new to this and only have 6 chicks.