Free-rangers, what do you do (if anything) to make sure their foraging area is as lush and productive as possible?
My birdies have preferred areas, resulting in some places having short grass and some grow into a flower- and weed-forest. As much as I LOVE the flower look (much nicer than the boring manicured green lawn), they don't spend a lot of time there and don't eat the grown plants.
I cut it down a few times a year and make hay (they love the short hay in winter, and it's safe to consume). The yellow flowers have a mild irritant when fresh so the don't touch it in the field. The drying process removes the irritant so they can eat it. Win-win!
I also have a forest area that they don't much care for. (Spoiled brats!) I cleaned all branches and other stuff that could be annoying to walk on and they seem to like it more (got a bit of a crazy-chicken-lady vibe while I was raking the forest for tiny sticks...)
So what do you do with those un-interesting and less used areas?
My birdies have preferred areas, resulting in some places having short grass and some grow into a flower- and weed-forest. As much as I LOVE the flower look (much nicer than the boring manicured green lawn), they don't spend a lot of time there and don't eat the grown plants.
I cut it down a few times a year and make hay (they love the short hay in winter, and it's safe to consume). The yellow flowers have a mild irritant when fresh so the don't touch it in the field. The drying process removes the irritant so they can eat it. Win-win!
I also have a forest area that they don't much care for. (Spoiled brats!) I cleaned all branches and other stuff that could be annoying to walk on and they seem to like it more (got a bit of a crazy-chicken-lady vibe while I was raking the forest for tiny sticks...)
So what do you do with those un-interesting and less used areas?
