Greens for chickens??

[vermontgal]

Sprout some sunflower seeds for them. I just went to a workshop with this guy, and I am going to be sprouting some sunflower seeds and peas for ME. But would also work great for chickens.

http://www.thedailygardener.com/

His system would also work with regular black oil sunflower seeds from the feed store. Maybe not as good a germination rate.

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

hey. my chickens go INSANE for lettuce or anything green. they also enjoy timothy hay that is normally used for guinea pigs. they LOVE IT!

 

[MainelyEwesFarm]

We tried hanging a whole cabbage on string from the rafter in the coop. The chickens had a blast playing with their pinata. It works great and the cabbage is gone in about 6 minutes. They have something to play with and keep them occupied.

 

[ozark hen]

Welcome to byc!

 

[BawkinOnTheBench]

Mine don't seem to care for anything leafy and green - they never eat any of the salad leavings I give them. But they love the frozen peas!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

Do you let the peas thaw out. I like the idea. I need to try this one

 

[bdp7150]

greens --- kale, mustard greens , collard greens all are good source of vitamins A and C.AND IT GET GREENS IN SYSTEM WHEN WINTER IS HERE SUMMER THE WEEDS AND GRASS WILL DO IT IF YOU FREE ROAM .

 

[PAJerry]

Kale is one of the best greens for chickens and very easy to grow. I fed it until we got buried with snow in the middle of Nov. - it hasn't let up yet! Right now, I buy cabbage and give that daily, though it gets a bit expensive at 3 lbs. for a dollar. Next summer I plan to grow about 30 heads of long-term storage cabbage and store them in my garage for use during the winter.

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

Mine get leftover greens, and occasionally a flake of alfalfa hay that I break up for them. Since they don't eat the stems, there has been no problem with impacted crop. And scattering their sunflower seeds & scratch among the remains of the hay flake really keeps them busy scratching.

 

[marytoast]

I went to my grocery store and found a can where people throw their wilted leaves (from greens, cabbage and lettuce) I asked if I could get some. They only charged me 75 cents for about 2 lbs. My girls love it and it was cheeeeep.