Can chickens eat sod?

[desertchick3]

Can chickens eat rolls of sod? I live in the desert and I was thinking of buying my chickens a few square feet of sod. Just checking if this is good for them or not!

 

[Egg Blues]

Are you meaning the soil part or the grass? They'll eat a little soil sometimes, but not much. But they love to eat grass, some varieties more than others.

 

[nuthatched]

I think it would be loaded with chemicals. Maybe try a fodder system?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I would not recommend commercial sod for a few reasons. It's usually heavily treated with fertilizers or other chemicals, and if it is grown with a backing the backing can be harmful as well: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sod.1428923/

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Take a look at this article on a fodder tower.
Simple and you can hive your chicks greens daily as a treat.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...odder-tower-with-dollar-tree-dish-bins.75190/

 

[3KillerBs]

I agree. Sod is one of the most chemical-intensive crops we grow.

Tney don't *need* green stuff if they have a good commercial feed, but they'll enjoy the trimmings from your veggies and fruits.

Some people give their chickens alfalfa hay in the winter. Maybe that would work for you? Reportedly, they eat the leaves and the stemmy stuff contributes to the bedding.