Cheeky Chooky Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I mowed the lawn this afternoon and of course, the girls had the clippings...nom, nom, nom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Dagnammit!!! Can they have grass clippings? DH mowed the lawns yesterday and we got rid of skip loads of clippings!!! (not that I would give em skip loads.... ) but is it ok for them to have a pile of fresh grass clippings? P.s. your girls look fab as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Be lucky you have grass to cut! Ours is virtually non-existent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Dagnammit!!! Can they have grass clippings? DH mowed the lawns yesterday and we got rid of skip loads of clippings!!! (not that I would give em skip loads.... ) but is it ok for them to have a pile of fresh grass clippings? Oh yes! You wouldn't want to give them too much but they love it. Never mind, it'll soon grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Errrrrrr,sorry to throw a spanner in the works,but I thought that grass clippings were best avoided,as they can cause crop blockages & also still may have traces of motor oil on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yes it can knot together in the crop. Sure they'll be fine just check them in the morning. Mine pounce on any grass strands left after mowing, mind you they'll come and eat bit of grass I pick for them and fight over it when they've been walking on the same grass all afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Errrrrrr,sorry to throw a spanner in the works,but I thought that grass clippings were best avoided,as they can cause crop blockages & also still may have traces of motor oil on them I've always fed my hens the grass clippings and never had an issues I've also got a flymo...so no motor oil involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I have no grass left but we have 2 allotments with clumps of grass that has to be dug up ready for planting veg. We came back today with clumps in a sack .. They love them, not only do they eat the grass but kick the clods around like footballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzy73 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Thats what my girls were doing in their run as well today,I have alawys gave mine the lawn clippings as its cut nice and short so I thought it wouldnt get stuck in their crops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Errrrrrr,sorry to throw a spanner in the works,but I thought that grass clippings were best avoided,as they can cause crop blockages & also still may have traces of motor oil on them You do need to be a little careful as it does ferment really quickly and can cause problems. If you do feed it it would be best to spread it so that it can't sit in piles fermenting. I personally would not feed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 If you do feed it it would be best to spread it so that it can't sit in piles fermenting. Good advice. I only have a small area of lawn and have so little to share between 16 girls that it's not around long enough to sit in piles fermenting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 My lot loved grass clippings but not anymore as i ended up killing one of my girls as i didnt realise they would eat them down so quickly poor nigella got impacted sour crop me and the vet tried everything to sort it out but ended up having her put to sleep and a £120 vet bill this was years ago when i first started out with poultry but lets just say i learnt the hard way so now im horrible and no ones get any clippings leanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I usually lob a small handful of grass cuttings in for the girls too. It's usually gone in less than a minute, so hopefully not enough time for any fermentation to take place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markAndCharlene Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We stopped feeding grass cuttings after one of our RIR became crop bound and we had to massage and feed her maggots in order to get her crop size to reduce. Shorter clippings should be ok, but longer ones can definitely bind together and cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
