Grass seed?

[Chicabee19]

I have some bags of grass seed. Can chickens eat it?

 

[Nemo]

I prob'ly wouldn't... It might be inoculated or something.

 

[Chicabee19]

oh yeah... didn't think about that.

thanks!

 

[orionburn]

I had a question that goes along with this topic. I was hoping to replant some grass in a few bare spots back by our animals. Is there a safe way to do it? Or would doing that be minimal enough that it wouldn't cause any harm to our chickens (compared to actually feeding the seed to them)?

 

[Chicabee19]

I was thinking the same thing - try to plant the seed in the run and let it grow up for them to munch on. Probably would have to section off the run until it sprouts.

 

[orionburn]

Our orpington had an urge to dig last night and ripped out a big ol' hole in the ground so that's why I was asking. Usually the girls go to the same spot to give themselves a dust bath, but last night she must've just had the itch to dig. Hopefully she got it out of her system. If not I'll probably be able to catch a glimpse of the Olympics live in our backyard if she finished digging all the way to China....

 

[mom'sfolly]

I wouldn't put commercial grass seed where chickens could get at it. Most of it has been treat with fungicides and insecticides, and is definitely not food grade. I don't know what it would do to your chickens, but I don't think it would be worth risking.