Grass sod question

[Mama henn]

I was wondering if laying down grass sod would be okay for part of my chicken run?

 

[DobieLover]

I was wondering if laying down grass sod would be okay for part of my chicken run?

Don't bother unless you are giving them about 300-400 sq ft per bird. They will scratch up and quickly destroy any vegetation in their run.

 

[aart]

Don't bother unless you are giving them about 300-400 sq ft per bird. They will scratch up and quickly destroy any vegetation in their run.

Ditto Dat^^^^

...and most sod has a plethora of chemicals in it.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ditto Dat^^^^

...and most sod has a plethora of chemicals in it.

x3. I'd be more concerned about the fertilizers and such in it than the chickens destroying it.

 

[SilkieNation]

Query grazing frames.

 

[aart]

Query grazing frames.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/grazing-frames.73645/

 

[Folly's place]

In a really huge run, a mixed planting is best anyway. Think pasture mix, or wildlife blend, not only a grass monoculture. In most runs, every plant gets eaten pretty fast, unless they just can't stand the taste. Then wood chips, shavings, and leaves and some grass clippings work into a great mulch and run base.
Make certain that your run drains well! If it's in a low spot, do whatever it takes to raise it, and provide drainage BEFORE fencing it and having your chickens there.
Mary

 

[SilkieNation]

You can buy foraging mixes (seed). I got some on Etsy (supporting the small businesses), but they are easy to find on the Internet. Unless you use a grazing frame in the run, as others have said, your chickens will decimate the seedlings in no time flat.