So I know that it won't last forever but this is my thought. I plan on in the spring laying a mix of grain grasses that I can buy by the pound at a local feed store(rye, oat and wheat are the ones specifically im looking at). In the spring after the threat of frost I plan on planting it in a 420 square foot section of my run. I also plan on in that same section making a grazing box or two for them to always have greens because again, I know it being in the ground won't last forever. I know they will turn that patch of dirt I turn into grasses back into dirt. I'm just trying to Gauge how long it'll take for them to accomplish that again.
Is it really worth planting in that whole section and locking it down to keep them away while it grows? I'd guess come may it'll only take about 2 weeks before I can turn them loose on it.
Again I plan on doing a couple grazing boxes to keep then away from the root system so they can only clip off what grows through the hardware cloth to keep the grasses healthy especially from their poo.
If this idea works out I can get away with keeping them out of that section for a couple weeks a year to let the grasses grow.
Side note: we have 20 birds.
Is it really worth planting in that whole section and locking it down to keep them away while it grows? I'd guess come may it'll only take about 2 weeks before I can turn them loose on it.
Again I plan on doing a couple grazing boxes to keep then away from the root system so they can only clip off what grows through the hardware cloth to keep the grasses healthy especially from their poo.
If this idea works out I can get away with keeping them out of that section for a couple weeks a year to let the grasses grow.
Side note: we have 20 birds.