Is grass bad?!

[janinepeters]

...And I've read that it might not have much at all to do with what they eat. Some chickens might just be more prone to it than others.

 

[7L Farm]

I guess the best thing to do is just cut the long grass into smaller pieces or let them range & eat their own grass. Grass is good for the birds are they wouldn't eat so much of it.

 

[Mtn Laurel]

I have heard that what causes problems with grass is when you toss long lengths of it into your run. If your chickens are free-ranging, they peck at the grass and tear off little bites of it at each peck. If say you are weeding your garden and pull up long strands of grass and toss them into your chicken run, the chickens can eat it like spaghetti, gulping down in long lengths and it can form a ball in the crop that won't pass down to the gizzard where the grit grinds it up. Because chickens don't have teeth, and because the grass you toss in isn't rooted into the soil, they eat longer segments, which can cause problems.

Was searching for just this info as I am about to move the girls into an area that hasn't been touched with a mower in quite a while. The grass and weeds are about 10 inches long and I was concerned that it could cause them problems. Sounds like it's okay for them to go into that area since it has not been mowed and the grass is rooted to the soil. Thanks!