Can you use grass clippings on the coop floor

[rhpues]

I have a lawn service and bring home bunches of grass and pine straw mulched up my my mower. Can I use that on the coop floor?

 

[alicefelldown]

Yes - of course, you won't want to use grass from over treated/pesticides lawns though!

 

[spiritdance]

I wouldn't unless I knew my customers were not adding chemicals to their lawns. Insecticides and fertilizers could decimate your flock.

 

[mons02035]

I don't know what your coop floor is (wood, dirt, cement) but fresh grass ferments pretty hot and all that moisture won't be good for a wood floor or the chickens.

 

[rhpues]

yes it does do that guess I had better rethink that..............

 

[Pele]

I agree, rotting vegetation is probably not the best for both the wood floor, or for the chickens. Now DRIED grass would probably work...

 

[CupOJoe42]

I wouldn't recommend it. If your chickens eat too much grass clippings (it's better to have them forage for it) they could end up with a crop impaction.

 

[BrianT]

You could use some grass on the floor. I dump whole bags of grass clippings down in my birds' run and they like to eat it. They do a good job of spreading out what they don't eat. Plus, it attracts bugs that your birds will like too.

 

[mons02035]

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Now, the run is a different story. I dump one bag of grass in the run when I mow. They spread it out and go nuts. I will have to keep in mind the crop impaction though, didn't think of that.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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I have to agree with Dobislady1

It is too dangerous and can possibly be fatal.