Grass Clippings a no no??!!!

[holliewould]

Oh glad I found this thread. I do fertilize and have never thought of that fact. Something for me to think about. Dang, what does one do if their chickens free range? Oh my I'm paranoid now. Should I open a new thread to ask?

 

[Scrambled Egg]

I give the part to mine that has NO DOG POOP in it, lol!!!!!

 

[dangerouschicken]

I personally would not let them free range on any grass that has been treated with a chemical, even if it said it was safe around animals at a certain point (usually it says within a week of application for fertilizer). That's just me, though.

 

[Crunchie]

It is never a good idea to feed horses grass clippings. Clippings start to ferment immediately after they are cut; you are never going to feed them before they start fermenting. I wouldn't feed them to goats, either--ruminants have sensitive tummies! Any real amount can really wreak havoc on an animals digestive system. The way the clippings stick together when they are chewed also creates a choking hazard, though, so while a couple of handfuls might not bother them too much I still wouldn't feed them for fear of choke.

I don't know about chickens. But I wouldn't feed them to your four-leggeds!

 

[jkcove08]

We feed them to our chickens or actually they sometimes follow behind the mower and eat the clippings and bugs that are kicked up. The only time I would not suggest it is if you are mowing a pasture area that has a lot of weeds of various kinds in it. They will not be able to determine what is good and what might be poisonous for them. As far as horses I feed our horse some once in a while. I can see the choking thing but we feed grass hay and that is the same thing just longer and let dry. It is only cut up once and not chopped like a mower so wouldnt start fermenting right away but it is the same plant. Jenn

 

[1dude]

My mower likes to spew out oil from the exhaust and it sprays on the grass, mostly when it starts though. I don't have chickens "yet", but I probably wouldn't use my clippings.