Well, this morning I went out and let the chickens out and Mrs. Bennet comes strolling out of the broccoli. Relieved that wherever she holed up last night she made it through the night without getting eaten. Hopefully we won't repeat this little escapade. Now, onwards and upwards! I have to get everyone fed, changed, and in the car, we're off to pick up broilers and poults this morning. I'm really nervous about the poults, everyone says they're so fradgile, and it's not like I have a big barn where I can raise them on wire for 8 weeks. We don't seem to have blackhead in our area, and DH really wants to raise our own thanksgiving turkey this year, so....
OK... semantics? and the difference is???
I've been doing that for the rabbits. They love it all winter long and I love it because its free feed.. haThis year I'm trying to gather all my grass clippings, lay it out to dry, then save it. I use it for the nest boxes and they LOVE the grass best. I saved some last year over the winter but only a 5 gallon bucket so I didn't have enough for winter. So..I'm thinkin' ... It's grass hay and I might as well not lose it if I can dry it and keep it.
I would have put some down inside the hen house floor from time to time if I'd had more for them to eat and kick around in.
And - I like that it isn't legume hay with all the stems/straws...just nice soft grass!
wouldn't you have to own a bagger to do that? I had a bagger, and it was in the barn, and we really don't want another, because it takes forever to mow the lawn with a bagger.
