Do chickens eat grass in their run or must i mow it?

[chasiekitten12]

Yeah sounds good hey I will not need to mow! Nice!

 

[iwiw60]

I put 6 pullets in a run that is roughly 200 square feet with grass that had not been cut in months, it was about 7-8 inches high. After only a month you would have been hard pressed to even find so much as a blade sticking through the fence from the outside.

They are rather rough on the turf. I think most of the destruction of the turf comes from the scratching.

Some people have gardeners they hire.... I have moonscapers that mostly free load off of me.

 

[chasiekitten12]

Lol!

How many chickens could I fit in a 5 by 4 coop with a 12 by 12 run?

 

[iwiw60]

Lol!

How many chickens could I fit in a 5 by 4 coop with a 12 by 12 run?

I would highly recommend you don't put more than 3-4 hens in a coop that small, likewise with the run.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I was wondering if chickens eat grass right out of the ground. Well do they? Do I need to mow it or is it fine?

I am unsure if chickens eat grass as much they just scratch and dig it out of the ground. But not to worry, as long as you have the number of chickens that is recommended for the space you have, your chickens will either eat or kill every bit of vegetation that is smaller than the business end of a pool cue, count on it.

 

[chasiekitten12]

Ok sounds good!