amys garden Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Whoda thought it ?! Hens love grass seed especially grass seed fertilised with miricle grow Now I know I'm a very silly chicken keeper Have no idea how I'm going to protect that lovely patch of freshly sown seed just outside there coup... And more importantly my lovely ladies Just I havent poisoned my poor lovelies I've read the box and can find any poison wainings .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I'm not sure about the miracle grow bit but grass seed isn't poisonous to them. They obviously thought you had given them a lovely treat Without fencing the area off it's gonna be tricky to keep them away I think. I'm sure your chickens will be ok hun x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amys garden Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Hi Happily I guessed the grass seed is benighn but the ferterliser was a worry It's been raining today so I'm hopping that will help wash it into the soil The irony is usually I allways garden organic... They seem ok at the mo but I am considering withdrawing the eggs for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntielizzie Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I too discovered that chickens love grass seed when i re-seeded some patches in my garden a few weeks ago. They were sticking their heads through the netting to gobble up the seed that they could reach I can't comment on the fertiliser Im afraid because I didnt use any. Needless to say, the area next to the netting is still completely grass-free Chickens also love broad bean plants - they can just reach across to one corner of my vegetable patch, so the poor plant within their reach has been severely pruned However, they still do not like peonies as the peony plant within their free range area is still untouched and was full of flowers until a couple of days ago when the rain came and battered them all off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
