Hi, How do I keep my chicks from eating grass seed?

[murphysmenagerie]

Hi again, I am the newbie with Alpacas/Donkey/dogs/30 chickens/2 roosters and I am trying to rotate pastures in the next couple of weeks. That also 'assumes' that the chickens will follow the Alpacas and the 'donk' while I try to reseed/fertilize the areas that the bigger critters were on. I know that when I tried to use 'filler seed' for grass, the chickens were more than happy to consume it... Is there a safe product/good way (short of confining them to a coop) to keep them off the areas that I want to revitalize for lack of a better term? Thanks and have a great day!

 

[wava1vaughn]

Hi from Ga.

WELCOME ABOARD. the best way to keep them away is to stack out a mountain lion in the middle of the area.

 

[geosheets]

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Interesting... didn't know that chickens would eat grass seed. Most wild birds won't eat it.

 

[kidcody]

Hi, welcome to BYC. I know what your talking about, the chickens love eating the grass seed! I have the same problem and I'm sorry to say I haven't found away to stop them! I hope some one has some ideas?

 

[punky rooster]

From Mass!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Burlap or dirt over top of seed and encourage them to scratch elsewhere. Even chicken wire unrolled will stop them scratching but allow grass to grow up.

 

[Kountreefok]

Hi and welcome!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Good luck, it is not easy keeping chickens out of anything that they love to be in.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Louisiana!

 

[10 point]

from NY. theres no easy way to keep chickens away from grass seed it's like cat nip to them.