Is this safe! Need replies asap.

[cluckmecoop7]

I haven’t used this run for a while and lots of grass grew and took over. Is it safe for them to pick at tall grass?? Need replies asap because they are already in it.

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

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I haven’t used this run for a while and lots of grass grew and took over. Is it safe for them to pick at tall grass?? Need replies asap because they are already in it.

As long as you have checked to make sure no predators have been digging around perimeter, it should be fine. They will have the grass scratched up before long anyway.

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

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I haven’t used this run for a while and lots of grass grew and took over. Is it safe for them to pick at tall grass?? Need replies asap because they are already in it.

I would also make sure there are no morning glories or other nightshade plants in it.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Be certain they have grit available!

 

[Egg Blues]

Chickens love green feed. They'll eat some grass, but often prefer to scratch it up to look for insects, etc. I sometimes lay down some chicken wire or netting for the grass to grow through that will help to preserve it against the chickens' strong scratching instincts. The grass is good for them, and if they scratch it all down to bare earth (and they don't have the wisdom not to), it takes a long time, with the chickens absent, for it to grow again. I don't worry too much about plants that might be harmful--the chickens seem to figure out what is good for them well enough on their own.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

My chickens used to eat long grass just like that all the time and they hardly ever had health issues!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Be certain they have grit available!

How should I provide it?

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

How should I provide it?

As long as there are small pebbles or rocks on the ground they will be fine. They will also find them while scratching around.

 

[Egg Blues]

How should I provide it?

Unless the earth/soil is all clay, it's probably got sufficient grit in it already. The chickens will scratch to find it--small rocks of just the right size to swallow to be the "teeth" in their gizzard that helps to grind their food. If you aren't sure if the ground has enough already, you might provide them some coarse sand or fine gravel, with grain- to pea-sized rocks.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

What kind of predators do you have in your area? If you have any climbing predators, they will rip through that overhead netting like tissue paper