sjp Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I want to sow some green manure in a couple parts of the garden that the chickens have been FR in all year,so that come late winter early spring they've got some green stuff to peck at should add that I 'm planing to rest these part any way but which do I use? not to bothered about soil improvement just chicken feed and enrichment but I don't want to just leave it to just grow weeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Unless you've got particularly fussy chooks, I'd say grow whatever will grow well there. Not much help, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stedic Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I put some green manure in my raised beds to improve the soil quality about 3 weeks ago. I didn't want the chickens to eat it, but, well, you know what they're like. I planted Winter Tares and Rye Grass. They ate the winter tares when they sprouted, but then seem to have left them alone. They go nuts for the rye grass though, as soon as they come out of the run they go straight for it. The other good thing with it is that it costs about £1.50 for 6 square metres of coverage and it grows to a decent size in about two weeks. My two are quite happy grazing on it whenever they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
